God of mercy, throned on high

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God of mercy, throned on high

Author: Henry Neele
Published in 32 hymnals

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1 God of mercy, throned on high,
Listen from Thy lofty seat;
Hear, oh, hear our lowly cry!
Guide, oh, guide our wandering feet!

2 Young and erring travelers, we
All our dangers do not know;
Scarcely fear the stormy sea,
Hardly feel the tempest blow.

3 Jesus, lover of the young,
Cleanse us with Thy blood divine;
Ere the tide of sin grow strong,
make us, take us, keep us Thine.

4 When perplexed in dangers' snare,
Thou alone our guide cast be;
When oppressed with deepest care,
Whom have we to trust but Thee?

5 Let us ever hear Thy voice,
Ask Thy counsel every day:
Saint and angels will rejoice,
If we walk in wisdom's way.

6 Savior, give us faith, and pour
Hope and love on every soul;
Hope, till time shall be no more;
Love, while endless ages roll.

The Hymnal: revised and enlarged as adopted by the General Convention of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America in the year of our Lord 1892

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Author: Henry Neele

Neele, Henry, son of a map and heraldic engraver in the Strand, London, was born in London, Jan. 29, 1798. He was educated for the Law, and practised as a solicitor. In 1817 he published a volume of Poems, and in 1823 a volume of Dramatic and Miscellaneous Poetry. These were followed by contributions to several magazines; the delivery of Lectures on English Poetry at the Russell, and again at the Western Literary Institution, in 1827; and the publication of his largest work, The Romance of English History, 1827. His mind gave way under the pressure of work, and he died by his own hand, Feb. 7, 1828. His Lectures on English Poetry, with Miscellaneous Tales and Poems, were published posthumously, in 1829. In this work the following "Hymns for… Go to person page >

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