God of Mercy – Hymnicity

A vital part of our worship must be that of confession and repentance, for if we are not maintaining a healthy, reconciled relationship with God, our time of praise and adoration will be hypocritical and contrived. Different traditions insert a time of confession in their gathered worship at different times and in different ways, but all seek to focus our attention on our sinfulness in order to remember and enjoy the forgiveness God has applied to those very sins. Robery McCheyne said that “for every one look at your sin, take 10 looks to Jesus.” We can spend the rest of our time of worship celebrating and enjoying God’s glory – his name and works. Our fresh experience of the forgiveness of sins will make the rest of our time of worship more real, intimate, and exciting. This song is a song of desperation – because of our weakness, fear, vileness, and worthlessness, we have nothing left to except cry like the tax collector in Luke 18:13 “God, be merciful to me, the sinner!”

Lyrics

Verse 1:
To You I come, a sinner poor,
And wait for mercy at Your door;
For, Lord, I've nowhere else to flee;
O God, be merciful to me!

Chorus:
God of mercy, hear my cry,
I have nowhere else to fly.
All my hope is in Jesus;
God of mercy, in You I trust.

Verse 2:
To You I come, a sinner weak,
Scarce knowing how to pray or speak;
From fear and weakness set me free:
O God, be merciful to me!

Verse 3:
To You I come, a sinner vile,
Upon me, Lord, be pleased to smile.
Mercy alone I make my plea:
O God, be merciful to me!

Verse 4:
To You I come, a sinner lost,
Having no worth in which to trust;
But where You are, Lord, let me be:
O God, be merciful to me!

CCLI Song #4462691