8.6.8.6
James Montgomery
Psalm. cix.21.; Micah, vi.9.
Sweet is Thy mercy, O my God!
When humbled at Thy feet,
I learn the lessons of Thy rod,
Thy mercy, Lord, is sweet.
For Thou dost not in wrath chastise,
But when I go astray,
|Return,| a voice behind me cries,
|Walk here; -- this is the way.|
Impatient of Thine easy yoke,
If heedless yet I roam,
Some sharp affliction, with a stroke
Of kindness, warns me home.
That godly sorrow then I feel,
Which nothing can control,
Until the hand that wounded, heal,
That bruised me, make me whole.
As, at Thy word, the winds and waves
From ocean-warfare cease;
That word my soul from shipwreck saves,
Thy presence brings me peace.
|Sweet is Thy mercy, O my God!|
'Tis transport to repeat,
When Thou hast thrown aside the rod,
|Thy mercy, Lord, is sweet!|