The Seventh-Day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book ‎#454

454. In mercy, not in wrath

1 In mercy, not in wrath,
Rebuke me, gracious God!
Lest, if thy whole displeasure rise,
I sink beneath thy rod.

2 Touched by thy quickening power,
My load of guilt I feel;
The wounds thy Spirit hath unclosed
O let that Spirit heal!

3 In trouble and in gloom,
Must I forever mourn?
And wilt thou not at length, O God,
In pitying love return?

4 O come; ere life expire,
Send down thy power to save;
For who shall sing thy name in death,
Or praise thee in the grave?

Text Information

• First Line: In mercy, not in wrath
• Author: Anon.
• Publication Date: 1886
• Topic: The Sinner: Repentance and Acceptance
• Notes: Now Public Domain.

Tune Information

• Name: CONTRITION
• Composer: Edwin Barnes
• Meter: S. M.
• Key: c minor or modal
• Notes: Now Public Domain. Alternate tunes: #403, 384, or 688.