Author: Adelaide A. Procter Hymnal: On Joyful Wing #50 (1886) First Line: The way is long and dreary Lyrics: 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. Tune Title: [The way is long and dreary]
Have Mercy
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