Today Thy Mercy Calls Me

Today Thy mer­cy calls me

To wash away my sin;

However great my tres­pass

Whate’er I may have been;

However long from mercy

I may have turned away

Thy blood

O Christ

can cleanse me

And make me white to­day.

Today Thy gate is op­en

And all who en­ter in

Shall find a Fa­ther’s wel­come

And par­don for their sin;

The past shall be for­got­ten

A pre­sent joy be giv­en;

A fu­ture grace be pro­mised

A glo­ri­ous crown in Heav’n.

Today the Fa­ther calls me

The Ho­ly Spir­it waits

The bless­èd an­gels ga­ther

Around the heav’n­ly gates;

No quest­ion will be asked me

How oft­en I have come;

Although I oft have wan­dered

It is my Fa­ther’s home.

O all em­brac­ing mer­cy

Thou ev­er op­en door

What shall I do with­out thee

When heart and eyes run o’er?

When all things seem against me

To drive me to des­pair

I know one gate is op­en

One ear will hear my pray­er.