Number: 058
English: Hon 1987 #188
Title: Father, in Thy Mercy
Name: Malling
Words: Sam Jones
Music: Henry J. E. Holmes
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Fa¤ther, in Thy mer¤cy
Heark¤en to my prayer;
Make Thy serv¤ant wor¤thy
Je¤sus’ name to bear.
He is meek and low¤ly:
These great gifts im¤part,
That they may for¤ev¤er
Dwell with¤in my heart.

Mourn¤ing, poor in spir¤it–
Cause Thy face to shine;
O¤pen wide Thy king¤dom
To this heart of mine;
Thine the power and glo¤ry,
Thine the grace I need,
Lov¤ing, serv¤ing, sow¤ing
All my life as seed.

Fa¤ther, at Thy foot¤stool,
This great truth I own:
Those who fail in dy¤ing
Must re¤main a¤lone.
Let the love of Je¤sus
In my heart now reign,
Bring¤ing forth a¤bun¤dant
Fruit that will re¤main.

Gra¤cious Ho¤ly Fa¤ther,
Hear me from on high;
Teach me, like my Mas¤ter,
How to fall and die;
Nought from Him with¤hold¤ing–
Nought I now re¤tain–
I shall bear His im¤age
When He comes to reign.