On Joyful Wing ‎#50

50. Have Mercy

1 The way is long and dreary,
The path is bleak and bare;
Our feet are worn and weary,
But we will not despair:
More heavy was the burden,
More desolate the way;
O Lamb of God, who takest
The sin of the world away;
Have mercy, have mercy,
Have mercy on us, we pray.

2 The snows lie thick around us,
‘Tis dark and gloomy night;
The tempest wails above us,
The stars have hid their light;
But blacker was the darkness
Round Calvary’s cross that day;
O Lamb of God, who takest
The sin of the world away;
Have mercy, have mercy,
Have mercy on us, we pray.

3 Our hearts are faint with sorrow
Heavy and heard to bear;
We dread the bitter morrow,
But we will not despair;
Thou knowest all our anguish,
And thou wilt bid it cease;
O Lamb of God, we pray thee,
Grant us thy joy and peace:
Have mercy, have mercy,
Grant us thy joy and peace.

Text Information

• First Line: The way is long and dreary
• Title: Have Mercy
• Author: Adelaide A. Procter
• Publication Date: 1886
• Notes: Now Public Domain.

Tune Information

• Name: [The way is long and dreary]
• Composer: Wm. J. Kirkpatrick
• Notes: Now Public Domain.