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Thou Art Merciful, O Father

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1 Thou art merciful, O Father,
Full of pity, love and grace;
Thou wilt not forever chasten,
Nor in anger hide Thy face.
High as heaven vast and boundless,
Hath Thy loving-kindness been;
Far as east from west is distant
Hast Thou put away our sin.

2 Like a Father's tender pity
Is God mercy tow'rd His own;
For He knows our frame, rememb'ring
We are dust, our days soon gone.
Like a flower, blooming, fading,
Like the grass, we pass away;
But God's righteousness and mercy
On His children rest always.

3 In the heavens, well established,
Is His universal throne;
For His kingdom ruleth ever,
And His sway all kings shall own.
Bless Jehovah, ye, His angels,
Bless Him, hosts of His control,
Bless Jehovah all His creatures,
Bless Jehovah, O my soul!

Source: Great Songs of the Church (Revised) #106

Author: E. L. Jorgenson

Born: December 9, 1886, Nebraska. Died: December 14, 1968, at his home in Louisville, Kentucky. Buried: Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Kentucky. Jorgenson was the son of Danish immigrants. His father, Christopher Jorgenson, had been a soldier in the personal guard of the king of Denmark (probably Christian IX), and his mother a seamstress to the queen. The 1900 census shows the family living in Boone County, Nebraska. As a young man, Elmer led singing in churches in and around Albion, Nebraska, and in nearby Missouri. He was directing the music department at Western Bible and Literary College by 1908. In 1910, he and his wife Irene moved to Louisville, Kentucky. He was a member of the Churches of Christ. Jorgenson’s works include… Go to person page >

Text Information

First Line: Thou art merciful, O Father
Title: Thou Art Merciful, O Father
Author: E. L. Jorgenson (1921)
Meter: 8.7.8.7 D
Language: English
Copyright: Public Domain

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Great Songs of the Church (Revised) #106

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Praise for the Lord (Expanded Edition) #686

Psalms, Hymns, and Spiritual Songs #28

Include 2 pre-1979 instances
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