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Album: WINGS OF PRAYER  |  Song lyrics to: HAVE MERCY

Bible Ref: Psalm 51:1-3,7b,4a,8,10,11a,15,14b,12,17
Music & Lyrics: Bathrabbin, Michael Fridley
Lead Vocal: Theresa Alexander

"HAVE MERCY"

Verse 1
Have mercy upon me, O God, according to Thy loving kindness:
According unto the multitude of Thy tender mercies.
Blot out my transgressions. Wash me thoroughly from mine iniquity,
And cleanse me from my sin.
For I acknowledged my transgressions: and my sin is ever before me.
Wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.
Chorus 1
Against Thee, Thee only, have I sinned,
And done this evil in Thy sight:
Make me to hear joy and gladness;
That the bones which Thou hast broken may rejoi-ce.

Verse 2
Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me.
Cast me not away from Thy presence;
O Lord, open Thou my lips; my mouth shall show forth Thy praise.
And my tongue shall sing aloud of Thy righteousness.
Chorus 2
Restore to me the joy of Thy salvation;
Uphold me with Thy free Spirit.
The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit:
A broken and contrite heart, O God, Thou wilt not despise.

Chorus 3
Restore to me the joy of Thy salvation;
Uphold me with Thy free Spirit.
Make me to hear joy and gladness;
That the bones which Thou hast broken may rejoi-ce.
Ending
Have mercy upon me, O God.
Have mercy upon me, O God.
Have mercy upon me, O God.
Have mercy upon me, O God.

 

"HAVE MERCY" (with chords)

Intro
(Gmaj7)Have mercy up(A/C#)on me, O God.
(Am/C)Have mercy up(F6add9)on (Gsus2/B)me.
(D)-(D/F#)-(E/G#)-(Gm/E)(D)-(D/F#)-(E/G#)-(Gm/E)
Verse 1
(D)Have mercy up(G6/D)on me, O God, ac(A/D)cording to Thy loving (D)kindness:
Ac(G)cording unto the (A)multitude of (G)Thy tender (D)mercies.
(D)Blot out my trans(Em7)gressions. Wash me (A)thoroughly from mine in(D)iquity,(D/F#)
(G)And (A)cleanse me (G)from my (D)sin.(A/C#)
For I ac(Bm7)knowledged my trans(Em7)gressions: and my (A)sin is ever be(D)fore me.(D/F#)
(G)Wash me, and (A)I shall be (G)whiter than (D)snow.
Chorus 1
(Em)Against (A)Thee, Thee (D)only, have I (Bm7)sinned,
(G)And done this (A)evil in Thy (D)sight:(D7)
(Em7)Make me to (A)hear (F#)joy and (G)gladness;
That the (Em7)bones which Thou hast (A)broken may re(G6)joi-(D)ce.
(D)-(D/F#)-(E/G#)-(Gm/E)
Verse 2
(D)Create in me a (Em7)clean heart, O God; and re(A)new a right spirit with(D)in me.
(G)Cast me (A)not away (G)from Thy (D)presence;(A/C#)
O (Bm7)Lord, open Thou my (Em7)lips; my (A)mouth shall show forth Thy (D)praise.
(D/F#)And my (G)tongue shall (A)sing aloud of (G)Thy righteous(D)ness.
Chorus 2
(Em)Restore to (A)me the (D)joy of Thy sal(Bm7)vation;
(G)Uphold me (A)with Thy free (D)Spirit.(D7)
The (Em7)sacrifices of (A)God (F#)are a broken (G)spirit:
A broken and (Em7)contrite heart, O (A)God, Thou wilt not de(G6)spi(D)se.
Instrumental: (Bm7)-(F#m7)-(G)-(D)(Em7)-(G)-(D)
Chorus 3
(Em)Restore to (A)me the (D)joy of Thy sal(Bm7)vation;
(G)Uphold me (A)with Thy free (D)Spirit.(D7)
(Em7)Make me to (A)hear (F#)joy and (G)gladness;
That the (Em7)bones which Thou hast (A)broken may re(G6)joi-(D)ce.
Ending
(D)Have mercy up(A/C#)on me, O (Gmaj7)God.(G/A)
(D)Have mercy up(A/C#)on me, O (Gmaj7)God.(G/A)
(D)Have mercy up(A/C#)on me, O (Gmaj7)God.(G/A)
(D)Have mercy up(A/C#)on me, O (Gmaj7)God.(G/A)

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