Scripture Verse

Thy mercy, O Lord, is in the heavens, and Thy faithfulness reacheth unto the clouds. Psalm 36:5

Introduction

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Francis Rous (1579–1659)
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Words: Fran­cis Rous, 1646.

Music: Pe­ter­bo­rough (Har­ris­on) Ralph Har­ris­on, 1786 (🔊 pdf nwc).

If you know where to get a good pic­ture of Har­ris­on (head & shoul­ders, at least 200×300 pix­els),

Lyrics

Thy mer­cy, Lord, is in the heav’ns;
Thy truth doth reach the clouds;
Thy jus­tice is like mount­ains great;
Thy judg­ments deep as floods.

Lord, Thou pre­serv­est man and beast;
How pre­cious is Thy grace!
Therefore in sha­dow of Thy wings,
Men’s sons their trust shall place.

They with the fat­ness of Thy house
Shall be well sa­tis­fied;
From rivers of Thy plea­sure Thou
Wilt drink to them pro­vide.

Because of life the fount­ain pure
Remains alone with Thee;
And in that pur­est light of Thine
We clear­ly light shall see.