The Cyber Hymnal ‎#12070

12070. Lord, Have Mercy When We Pray

1 Lord, have mercy when we pray,
Strength to seek a better way;
When our wakening thoughts begin
First to loathe their cherished sin;
When the earliest gleam is giv’n,
Of the bright but distant Heav’n,
Then Thy fostering grace afford,
Then, oh, then! Have mercy, Lord.

2 Lord, have mercy when we know
First how vain this world below;
When its darker thoughts oppress,
Doubts perplex, and fears distress;
Sigh for death, yet fear it still,
From the dread of future ill;
When the dim, advancing gloom
Tells us that our hour is come.

3 Lord, have mercy when we lie
On the restless bed, and sigh—
When our weary spirits fail,
And our aching brows are pale;
When all other hope is gone,
When our course is almost done,
When is loosed the silver cord—
Then, oh, then! have mercy, Lord.

Text Information

• First Line: Lord, have mercy when we pray
• Title: Lord, Have Mercy When We Pray
• Author: Henry H. Milman
• Meter: 77.77 D
• Language: English
• Source: Hymns Written and Adapted to the Weekly Church Service of the Year by Reginald Heber (London: J. Murray, 1827)
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: MADRID
• Arranger: Benjamin Carr (1824)
• Meter: 77.77 D
• Key: A Major
• Source: Spanish tune
• Copyright: Public Domain