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Author: Anne Steele Hymnal: The Seventh-Day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book #585 (1886) Lyrics: 1 O thou whose mercy hears
Contrition's humble sigh,
Whose hand indulgent wipes the tears
From Sorrow's weeping eye;
2 See, at thy throne of grace,
A wretched wanderer mourn:
Hast thou not bid me seek thy face?
Hast thou not said, "Return"?
3 Shall guilty fears prevail
To drive me from thy feet?
O let not this last refuge fail,
This only safe retreat.
4 Absent from thee, my Light,
Without one cheering ray,
Through dangers, fears, and gloomy night,
How desolate my way!
5 On this benighted heart
With beams of mercy shine,
And let thy voice again impart
A taste of joy divine. Topics: The Christian Unfaithfulness Lamented Tune Title: MORNINGTON
O thou whose mercy hears