Thou, O Lord, art a God full of compassion, and gracious, longsuffering, and plenteous in mercy and truth. (CLICK ON TITLE TO HEAR SONG) MERCY SAW ME by Craig Nelson The years had left scars, And the scars have left pain, How could he recognize me, For I wasn't the same; I knew I should pay and I knew the price, For justice and law had demanded my life. O but his tender heart heard my desperate cry, And he saw all my past through merciful eyes! Beautiful, that's how mercy saw me, For I was broken and so lost; Mercy looked at all my faults. Justice of God saw what I had done, But mercy saw me through the Son; Not what I was but what I could be, That's how mercy saw me! For sin had stolen all my dignity, And all my self esteem; But I was made brand new again, When mercy looked at me. Beautiful, that's how mercy saw me, For I was broken and so lost; Mercy looked at all my faults. Justice of God saw what I had done, But mercy saw me through the Son; Not what I was but what I could be, That's how mercy saw me! Not what I was but what I could be, That's how mercy saw me! That's how mercy saw me! |