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[I cried to God for mercy]

[I cried to God for mercy]

Composer: Ulysses Phillips
Published in 2 hymnals


Audio files: MIDI

Composer: Ulysses Phillips

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Tune Information

Title: [I cried to God for mercy]
Composer: Ulysses Phillips
Meter: 7.6.7.6.6.6.7.6
Incipit: 51111 31333 53213
Key: G Major

Texts

God Answered Prayer for Me

I cried to God for mercy,
When I was lost in sin;
He heard my earnest pleadings,
And freely took me in.

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