Common Service Book of the Lutheran Church ‎#278

278. God of pity, God of grace

1 God of pity, God of grace:
When we humbly seek Thy face,
Bend from heaven, Thy dwelling-place;
Hear, forgive, and save.

2 When we in Thy temple meet
Spread our wants before Thy feet,
Pleading at Thy mercy-seat:
Look from heaven and save.

3 Should we wander from Thy fold,
And our love to Thee grow cold,
With a pitying eye behold;
Lord, forgive and save.

4 And whate’er our cry may be,
When we lift our hearts to Thee,
From our burden set us free;
Hear, forgive, and save.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: God of pity, God of grace
• Author: Eliza Fanny Morris (1857)
• Meter: 7 7 7, 5
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1917
• Topic: The Christian Life: Prayer, Praise and Thanksgiving

Tune Information

• Name: IRENE
• Composer: Clement C. Scholefield (1874)
• Meter: 7 7 7, 5
• Key: A♭ Major