The Hymnal and Order of Service ‎#391

391. O God of Mercy! Hearken Now

1 O God of mercy! hearken now;
Before thy throne we humbly bow;
With heart and voice to Thee we cry
For all on earth who suff'ring lie.

2 We seek Thee where Thou dwell'st on high,
Beyond the glitt'ring, starry sky:
We find Thee where Thou dwell'st below
Beside the beds of want and woe.

3 Be ours the hearts and hands to bless
The sorrowing sons of wretchedness;
Send Thou the help we cannot give;
Bid dying souls arise and live.

4 O let the healing waters spring,
Touched by Thy pitying angel's wing;
With quickening power new strength impart
To palsied will, to withered heart.

5 Where poverty in pain must lie,
Where little suffering children cry,
Bid us haste forth as called by Thee,
And in Thy poor Thyself to see.

6 Be Thou, O God eternal, blest,
Thy holy Name on earth confest!
Echo Thy praise from every shore
For ever and for evermore.

Amen

Text Information

• First Line: O God of mercy! hearken now
• Title: O God of Mercy! Hearken Now
• Author: Miss E. S. Clark
• Meter: L. M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1937
• Topic: Missions: Inner-Charities; Inner Missions; Prayer for the Sick

Tune Information

• Name: QUEBEC (HESPERUS)
• Composer: Henry Baker (1866)
• Modified by: James Pearce (1868)
• Meter: L. M.
• Key: F Major