1 Thy mercies and thy love,
O Lord, recal to mind;
And graciously continue still,
As thou wert ever, kind.

2 To me thy truth impart,
And lead me in thy way:
For thou art He that brings me help;
On thee I wait all day.

3 Let all my youthful crimes
Be blotted out by thee;
And for they wond'rous goodness sake,
In mercy think on me.

4 His mercy and his truth,
The righteous Lord displays,
In bringing wand'ring sinners home,
And teaching them his ways.

5 He those in justice guides,
Who his direction seek;
And in his sacred paths shall lead
The humble and the meek.

6 Through all the ways of God
Both truth and mercy shine,
To such as, with religious hearts,
To his blest will incline.