The Cyber Hymnal ‎#5029

5029. O Jesus, Lord Most Merciful

1. O Jesus, Lord most merciful,
Low at Thy cross I lie;
O sinner’s friend, most pitiful,
Hear my bewailing cry.
I come to Thee with mourning,
I come to Thee in woe;
With contrite heart returning,
And tears that overflow.

2. O gracious intercessor,
O priest within the veil,
Plead, for a lost transgressor,
The blood that cannot fail.
I spread my sins before Thee,
I tell them one by one;
O for Thy name’s great glory,
Forgive all I have done.

3. O by Thy cross and passion,
Thy tears and agony,
And crown of cruel fashion,
And death on Calvary;
By all that untold suffering
Endured by Thee alone;
O priest, O spotless offering,
Plead for me, and atone.

4. And in this heart now broken,
Re-enter Thou and reign;
And say, by that dear token,
I am absolved again;
And build me up, and guide me,
And guard me day by day;
And in Thy presence hide me,
And keep my soul alway.

Text Information

• First Line: O Jesus, Lord most merciful
• Title: O Jesus, Lord Most Merciful
• Author: James Hamilton (1867)
• Meter: 76.76 D
• Language: English
• Source: People's Hymnal, 1867
• Copyright: Public Domain
• Notes: Al­ter­nate tune: NEED, anon­y­mous, in The Hym­nal of the Pro­test­ant Epis­co­pal Church (New York: James Pott & Com­pa­ny, 1916), num­ber 131

Tune Information

• Name: LUX MUNDI (Sullivan)
• Composer: Arthur S. Sullivan (1872)
• Meter: 76.76 D
• Incipit: 33213 21552 31763
• Key: E♭ Major
• Copyright: Public Domain