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Text:O God, Be Merciful to Me (2)
Author:Anonymous
Tune:MASON'S CHANT
Composer:William Bachelder Bradbury, 1816-1868
Media:MIDI file

4834. O God, Be Merciful to Me (2)

1. O God, be merciful to me,
For men no mercy show;
With constant warfare pressing me
They seek my overthrow.

2. When foes invade, I safely rest
Confiding in Thy Word;
I will not dread what man can do
My trust is in the Lord.

3. I take Thy vows upon me now,
O God, who savest me;
The sacrifice of praise I bring
In gratitude to Thee.

4. My feet from falling and my soul
From death thou hast restored,
And ever in the light of life
I walk before the Lord.

Text Information
First Line: O God, be merciful to me
Title: O God, Be Merciful to Me (2)
Author: Anonymous (1912)
Meter: CM
Language: English
Source: From The Psalter (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: The United Presbyterian Board of Publication, 1912), number 153
Copyright: Public Domain
Tune Information
Name: MASON'S CHANT
Composer: William Bachelder Bradbury, 1816-1868
Meter: CM
Incipit: 55555 55515 66615
Key: Dā™­ Major
Copyright: Public Domain



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