Blessed Are the Merciful

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Blessed the merciful, Filled with compassion

Author: Daniel R. Lucas
Tune: [Blessed the merciful]
Published in 3 hymnals

Author: Daniel R. Lucas

Daniel Robertson Lucas, b. Belvidere, Boone County, Ill., January 14, 1840; m. Mary Longley in 1862; joined 99th Indiana Volunteer Infantry and appointed chaplain of the regiment; later studied for the ministry; in 1876, settled in Des Moines, Iowa, where he pastored the Central Christian Church and helped found Drake University; Department Commander of the Grand Army of the Republic and secretary of the Morton Monument Commission; d. March 11, 1907 From Daniel R. Lucas papers, WWW site, Mar. 18, 2004… Go to person page >

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First Line:	Blessed the merciful, Filled with compassion
Title:	Blessed Are the Merciful
Author:	Daniel R. Lucas
Language:	English
Refrain First Line:	Yes, all the merciful mercy obtain
Copyright:	Public Domain