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Text:For the mercies of the day
Author:James Montgomery
Tune:HART
Composer:Hart

273. For the mercies of the day

1 For the mercies of the day,
For this rest upon our way,
Thanks to thee alone be given,
Lord of earth and King of heaven!

2 Oft our services have been
Mingled with the taint of sin;
But thou canst and wilt forgive;
By thy grace alone we live.

3 While this thorny path we tread,
May thy love our footsteps lead;
When our journey here is past,
May we rest with thee at last.

4 Let these earthly Sabbaths prove
Foretastes of our joys above,
While their steps thy children bend
To the rest that knows no end.

Text Information
First Line: For the mercies of the day
Author: James Montgomery
Publication Date: 1886
Topic: Worship: Closing Hymns
Tune Information
Name: HART
Composer: Hart
Meter: 7s
Key: A Major
Notes: Alternate tunes: #15, 407, or 531.



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