128. See Mercy, Mercy From on High

L.M.
by R. Sandeman
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See mercy, mercy from on high,
 
Descend to rebels doomed to die;
 
’Tis mercy free, which knows no bound;
 
How sweet, how pleasant is the sound!
“But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us. Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved;)” (Ephesians 2:4-5)
“For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.” (Romans 6:23)
“For thy mercy is great above the heavens: and thy truth reacheth unto the clouds.” (Psalm 108:4)
“Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which according to his abundant mercy hath begotten us again unto a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead.” (1 Peter 1:3)
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Soon as the reign of sin began,
 
The light of mercy dawned on man,
 
When God announced the blessèd news,
 
"The woman’s seed thy head shall bruise."
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Brightly it beamed on men forlorn,
 
When Christ, the holy child, was born;
 
And brighter still in splendor shone
 
When Jesus, dying, cried, ’Tis done!
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Complete in power when He arose,
 
And burst the bands of all His foes;
 
Then captive led captivity,
 
And took for us His seat on high.
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Till we around Him there shall throng,
 
This mercy shall be still our song;
 
For God shall every scheme confound
 
Of all that seek its course to bound!
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