1 The mercies of God! what a theme for my song,
Oh! I never could number them o'er;
They're more than the stars in the heavenly dome,
Or the sands of the wave-beaten shore.
Chorus:
For mercies so great, what return can I make?
For mercies so constant and sure?
I'll love Him, I'll serve Him will all that I have
As long as my life shall endure.
2 They greet me at morn when I waken from sleep,
And they gladden my heart at the noon;
They follow me on into shades of the night,
When the day with its labor is done. [Chorus]
3 His angels of mercy encompass me 'round,
Wheresoever my pathway may lead;
Each turn of the road some new token reveals.
Oh! for me life is blessed indeed. [Chorus]
4 His goodness and mercy will follow me still,
Even onto the end of the way;
I have His sure promise and that cannot fail,
That His mercy endureth for aye. [Chorus]
Source: Let Youth Praise Him: a hymnal for Christian primary schools, Sunday schools and Christian homes #4
Thomas O. Chisholm was born in Franklin, Kentucky in 1866. His boyhood was spent on a farm and in teaching district schools. He spent five years as editor of the local paper at Franklin. He was converted to Christianity at the age of 26 and soon after was business manager and office editor of the "Pentecostal Herald" of Louisville, Ky. In 1903 he entered the ministry of the M. E. Church South. His aim in writing was to incorporate as much Scripture as possible and to avoid flippant or sentimental themes.
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