The Cyber Hymnal ‎#6849

6849. Today Thy Mercy Calls Me

1. Today Thy mercy calls me
to wash away my sin;
However great my trespass,
whate’er I may have been;
However long from mercy
I may have turned away,
Thy blood, O Christ, can cleanse me,
and make me white today.

2. Today Thy gate is open,
and all who enter in
Shall find a Father’s welcome,
and pardon for their sin;
The past shall be forgotten,
a present joy be given;
A future grace be promised,
a glorious crown in Heav’n.

3. Today the Father calls me,
the Holy Spirit waits,
The blessèd angels gather
around the heav’nly gates;
No question will be asked me,
how often I have come;
Although I oft have wandered,
it is my Father’s home.

4. O all embracing mercy,
thou ever open door,
What shall I do without thee
when heart and eyes run o’er?
When all things seem against me,
to drive me to despair,
I know one gate is open,
one ear will hear my prayer.

Text Information

• First Line: Today Thy mercy calls me
• Title: Today Thy Mercy Calls Me
• Author: Oswald Allen (1861)
• Meter: 76.76 D
• Language: English
• Source: Hymns of the Christian Life (London: Nisbet, 1861), p. 102
• Copyright: Public Domain
• Notes: Alternate tune: VENICE (CAMPBELL), arranged from Johann M. Haydn by John P. Campbell, 1901

Tune Information

• Name: BLAIRGOWRIE
• Composer: John Bacchus Dykes (1872)
• Meter: 76.76 D
• Incipit: 32346 53353 12332
• Key: D Major
• Copyright: Public Domain