O God of Mercy, Hear My Call

O God of mer­cy

hear my call

My loads of guilt re­move;

Break down this se­pa­rat­ing wall

That bars me from Thy love.

Give me the pre­sence of Thy grace

Then my re­joic­ing tongue

Shall speak aloud Thy right­eous­ness

And make Thy praise my song.

No blood of goats nor heif­ers slain

For sin could e’er atone;

The death of Christ shall still re­main

Sufficient and alone.

A soul op­pressed with sin’s de­sert

My God will ne’er des­pise;

A hum­ble groan

a brok­en heart

Is our best sac­ri­fice.