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526. According to His Mercy

1 Not what I wish to be,
O Saviour mine
Yet, through Thy matchless grace,
I still am Thine.

2 Not what my Pattern was,
Thou knowest well!
But what Thy love to me,
No tongue can tell.

3 Not what Thy sacred will
For me ordains;
Yet doth the crimson blood
Remove the stains.

4 Not yet Thy will is done,
How far I fail!
But precious is the Name
Which doth prevail.

5 Not what one fairer day
I hope to be;
But Jesus is the same—
Mine only plea.

Text Information
First Line: Not what I wish to be
Title: According to His Mercy
Author: Lucy A. Bennett
Language: English
Publication Date: 1902
Tune Information
Name: MERCY
Composer: Chas. H. Forrest
Meter: 6.4.6.4.



Media
MIDI file: MIDI

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