MY song shall be of mercy; Come all who love the Lord, Who know that He is gracious, Who trust His faithful Word: Tell out His works with gladness, With me exalt His name, Whose love endures for ever, To endless years the same.
My song shall be of judgement; All who His chastenings feel, O faint not, nor be weary: He wounds that He may heal. Come, bless the hand that smites you, And in your grief confess That all His ways are wisdom And truth and righteousness.
Of mercy and of judgement To Thee, O Lord, we sing; O Father, Son, and Spirit, Our great, eternal King; For only Thou art holy, For Thou art God alone; And mercy still and judgement Are pillars of Thy throne.
Henry Downton, 1818-85