Depth of mercy! can there be
Mercy still reserved for me?
Can my God His wrath forbear,
And the chief of sinners spare?
I have long withstood His grace;
Long provoked Him to His face;
Would not hear His gracious calls;
Grieved Him by a thousand falls.
Jesus, answer from above;
Is not all Thy nature love?
Wilt Thou not the wrong forget?
Lo, I fall before Thy feet.
Now incline me to repent;
Let me now my fall lament;
Deeply my revolt deplore,
Weep, believe, and sin no more.
–Charles Wesley, 1707-1788


3 responses to “Sunday Hymn: Depth of Mercy! Can There Be”
I love great Hymns!Thanks for this.
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Mercy. So many people deny that they even need it. And yet without it, we would be nothing.
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Great hymn, that is the first I come across this one by Wesley.
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