Hymnal and Order of Service ‎#42a

42a. For Thy Mercy and Thy Grace

1 For Thy mercy and Thy grace,
Faithful through another year,
Hear our song of thankfulness;
Father and Redeemer, hear.

2 In our weakness and distress,
Rock of strength, be Thou our stay:
In the pathless wilderness,
Be our true and living way.

3 Who of us death's awful road
In the coming year shall tread?
With Thy rod and staff, O God,
Comfort Thou His dying bed.

4 Keep us faithful; keep us pure;
Keep us evermore Thine own.
Help, oh, help us to endure;
Fit us for Thy promised crown.

5 So within Thy palace gate
We shall praise, on golden strings,
Thee, the only Potentate,
Lord of lords, and King of kings.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: For Thy mercy and Thy grace
• Title: For Thy Mercy and Thy Grace
• Author: Henry Downton, 1818-1885 (1841)
• Meter: 7 7, 7 7.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1901
• Topic: New Year
• Notes: First Tune

Tune Information

• Name: VIENNA
• Composer: Justin Heinrich Knecht, 1752-1817 (1797)
• Meter: 7 7, 7 7.