The Hymnal ‎#122

122. Lord, in this Thy mercy's day

Lord, in this thy mercy's day,
Ere the time shall pass away
On our knees we fall and pray.

Holy Jesus, grant us tears,
Fill us with heart-searching fears,
Ere that day of doom appears.

Lord, on us thy Spirit pour,
Kneeling lowly at thy door,
Ere it close for evermore.

By thy night of agony,
By thy supplicating cry,
By thy willingness to die,

By thy tears of bitter woe
For Jerusalem below,
Let us not thy love forego.

Judge and Savior of our race,
Grant us, when we see thy face,
With thy ransomed ones a place.

On thy love we rest alone
And that love shall then be known
By the pardoned, round thy throne.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: Lord, in this Thy mercy's day
• Author: Isaac Williams (1842, alt.)
• Meter: 7.7.7.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1916
• Topic: Ash Wednesday and Lent; Visitation; Parochial Missions

Tune Information

• Name: ST. PHILIP
• Composer: William H. Monk (1861)
• Meter: 7.7.7.
• Incipit: 11234 32134 55654
• Key: E♭ Major