I love the lyrics of this song! If you want to hear this hymn put to new music click here and then click on the MP3 demo. The new music with original lyrics is from the RUF ministry Hymnal.
1. Thy mercy, my God, is the theme of my song, The joy of my heart and the boast of my tongue; Thy free grace alone, from the first to the last, Hath won my affections, and bound my soul fast.
2. Without Thy sweet mercy I could not live here; Sin would reduce me to utter despair; But, through Thy free goodness, my spirits revive, And He that first made me still keeps me alive.
3. Thy mercy is more than a match for my heart, Which wonders to feel its own hardness depart; Dissolved by Thy goodness, I fall to the ground, And weep to the praise of the mercy I’ve found.
4. Great Father of mercies, Thy goodness I own, And the covenant love of Thy crucified Son; All praise to the Spirit, Whose whisper divine; seals mercy, and pardon, and righteousness mine. All praise to the Spirit, Whose whisper divine; seals mercy, and pardon, and righteousness mine.
~ John Stocker (18th century hymn)
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Sandra McCracken does a number of old hymns to new tunes...but they're still appropriate and respectful and full of substance. This is one of my favorites. Do you have her CD, The Builder and the Architect?
She's a St. Louisan, you know!
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