God of Mercy and Compassion

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1. God of mer - cy and com - pas - sion, Look with pit - y up - on me.
2. By my sins I have de - serv - ed Death and end - less mis - er - y,
3. By my sins I have a - ban - doned Right and claim to heav'n a - bove.

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4. See our Sav - ior, bleed - ing, dy - ing, On the cross of Cal - va - ry;

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Fa - ther, let me call Thee Fa - ther, 'Tis Thy child re - turns to Thee.
Hell with all its pains and tor - ments, And for all e - ter - ni - ty.
Where the saints re - joice for - ev - er In a bound - less sea of love.

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To that cross my sins have nailed Him, Yet he bleeds and dies for me.

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Je - sus, Lord, I ask for mer - cy; Let me not im - plore in vain.

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All my sins, I now de - test them, Nev - er will I sin a - gain.

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Words: William E. Vaughan, 1915–1977 AU SANG QU'UN DIEU
Music: Traditional French Melody 87 87 87 87