Hymn
For Thy mercy and Thy grace
For Thy mercy and Thy grace
Constant through another year,
Hear our song of thankfulness;
Father and Redeemer, hear.
In our weakness and distress,
Rock of strength, be Thou our stay!
In the pathless wilderness,
Be our true and living way.
Which of us death's awful road
In the coming year shall tread--
With Thy rod and staff, O God,
Comfort Thou his dying bed.
Make us faithful, keep us pure;
Keep us evermore Thine own;
Help Thy servants to endure;
Fit us for the promised crown.
So within Thy palace gate
We shall praise, on golden strings,
Thee, the only Potentate,
Lord of lords, and King of kings.
Amen.
For Thy mercy and Thy grace — Text from American Lutheran Hymnal, 1930. Public domain. https://yeshuanow.com/hymns/for-thy-mercy-and-thy-grace
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Questions about this hymn
Who wrote For Thy mercy and Thy grace?
The words of For Thy mercy and Thy grace were written by Henry Downton; the version here was published in 1930.
Is For Thy mercy and Thy grace public domain?
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What is the metre of For Thy mercy and Thy grace?
For Thy mercy and Thy grace is in 7.7.7.7. Hymns in the same metre can usually be sung to the same tunes — for example, Swell the Anthem, Christ, of All My Hopes and I Have Put My Name There Forever.