Hymns in Lent - Third Sunday in Lent

"The Lord God, merciful and gracious, long-suffering, and abundant in goodness and truth." - Exodus 34:6

Great God, to me the sight afford,

To him of old allow'd;

And let my faith behold its Lord

Descending on a cloud.

In that revealing Spirit come down;

Thine attributes proclaim:

And to my inmost soul make known

The glories of thy name.

Jehovah Christ, I thee adore,

Who gav'st my soul to be!

Fountain of being and of power,

And great in majesty.

The Lord, the mighty God thou art,

But let me rather prove

That name inspoken to my heart,

That fav'rite name of love.

Merciful God, thyself proclaim,

In this polluted breast;

Mercy is thy distinguish'd name,

WHich suits a sinner best.

Our mus'ry doth for pity call

Our sin implores thy grace,

And thou are merciful to all

Our lost apostate race. 

 

The Methodist Pocket Hymn-Book. New York:   

J. Soule and T. Mason Publishing Co., 1818.