Be Merciful

(V1) There’s a wideness in God’s mercy like the wideness of the sea. There’s a kindness in God’s justice which is more than liberty. There is plentiful redemption in the blood that has been shed. There is joy for all the members in the sorrows of the Head.

(V2) There is welcome for the sinner and a promised graced made good. There is mercy with the Savior; there is healing in Christ’s blood. There is grace enough for thousands of new worlds as great as this. There is room for fresh creations in that upper home of bliss.
(Refrain) So be merciful, just as our God is merciful. Be merciful just as our God is merciful to us. Let there be a wideness in our mercy. Let there be a kindness in our hearts. Oh, may our lives be merciful.

(V3) For the love of God is broader than the measures of the mind. And the heart of the Eternal is most wonderfully kind. If our love were but more simple we would know the living Word. And our lives would be thanksgiving in the kindness of the Lord. (Refrain)

(V4) There’s a wideness in God’s mercy like the wideness of the sea. There’s a kindness in God’s justice which is more than liberty. There is plentiful redemption in the blood that has been shed. There is joy for all the members in the sorrows of the Head.

Original text by Frederick W. Faber, 1814-1863, alt. Refrain text and music copyright © 2015 by Ed Bolduc, World Library Publications. All rights reserved. Used with permission. One License #A-706125