Number: 430
English: 
Title: We Hope in Thy Great Mercy, Lord
Name: 
Words: Sam Jones
Music: B. D. Ackley
Copyright: Lyrics written in 1921
Meter: 
Form: 

We hope in Thy great mer¤cy, Lord,
Thy pre¤cious blood our on¤ly plea,
Be Thou our Pi¤lot, guard and guide,
While pass¤ing o’er life’s trou¤bled sea.

Chorus:
We hear the Sav¤iour’s wel¤come voice,
A¤cross life’s rest¤less surg¤ing sea,
“I live to save, do thou com¤mit
The keep¤ing of your souls to me.”

Our prayers and praise to Thee as¤cend,
Be Thou the guard¤ian of our soul,
And save us from the tempt¤ers power,
While sins dark bil¤lows round us roll.

A¤mid the winds of fierce de¤sire,
And rocks and shoals that hid¤den lie,
Oh, let us see Thy guid¤ing hand,
Un¤til the storms of life pass by.

Thy hand is sure, Oh, lead and keep
The souls that trust a¤lone in Thee,
Be Thou our shel¤ter from the storm,
Our ref¤uge and se¤cu¤ri¤ty.