O God of mercy! hearken now

Verse 1

O God of mercy! hearken now: Before thy throne we humbly bow; With heart and voice to Thee we cry For all on earth who suffering lie.

Verse 2

We seek Thee where Thou dwell'st on high, Beyond the glittering, starry sky: We find Thee where Thou dwell'st below Beside the beds of want and woe.

Verse 3

Be ours the hearts and hands to bless The sorrowing sons of wretchedness; Send Thou the help we cannot give; Bid dying souls arise and live.

Verse 4

Oh, let the healing waters spring, Touched by Thy pitying angel's wing; With quickening power new strength impart To palsied will, to withered heart.

Verse 5

Where poverty in pain must lie, Where little suffering children cry, Bid us haste forth as called by Thee, And in Thy poor, Thyself to see.

Verse 6

Be Thou, O God eternal, blest, Thy holy Name on earth confest! Echo Thy praise from every shore For ever and for evermore. Amen.