Triumphant Songs No.2 ‎#76

76. The Mercy Seat

1 From ev’ry stormy wind that blows,
From ev’ry swelling tide of woes,
There is a calm, a sure retreat;
’Tis found beneath the mercy seat.
The mercy-seat, the mercy-seat,
’Tis found beneath the mercy seat;
There is a calm, a sure retreat,
’Tis found beneath the mercy seat.

2 There is a place where Jesus sheds
The oil of gladness on our heads;
A place than all besides more sweet;
It is the blood bought mercy seat.
The mercy-seat, the mercy-seat,
It is the blood bought mercy seat;
A place than all beside more sweet,
It is the blood bought mercy seat.

3 There is a spot where spirits blend,
Where friend holds fellowship with friend
Tho’ sundered far, by faith they meet
Around one common mercy seat.
The mercy-seat, the mercy-seat,
Around one common mercy seat;
Tho’ sundered far, by faith they meet,
Around one common mercy seat.

4 There, there on eagles’ wings we soar,
And time and sense molest no more;
And heav’n comes down our souls to greet,
And glory crowns the mercy seat.
The mercy-seat, the mercy-seat,
And glory crowns the mercy seat;
And heav’n comes down our souls to greet,
And glory crowns the mercy seat.

5 Oh, let my hand forget her skill,
My tongue be silent, cold, and still,
This bounding heart forget to beat,
If I forget the mercy seat.
The mercy-seat, the mercy-seat,
If I forget the mercy seat,
This bounding heart forget to beat,
If I forget the mercy seat.

Text Information

• First Line: From ev'ry stormy wind that blows
• Title: The Mercy Seat
• Author: Hugh Stowell
• Refrain First Line: The mercy-seat, the mercy-seat
• Publication Date: 1889

Tune Information

• Name: [From every stormy wind that blows]
• Composer: E. O. Excell