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Depth of Mercy
Verse 1
Depth of mercy!; can there be
Mercy still reserved for me?
Can my God His wrath forbear?
Me, the chief of sinners, spare?
Mercy still reserved for me?
Can my God His wrath forbear?
Me, the chief of sinners, spare?
Verse 2
I have long withstood His grace,
Long provoked Him to His face,
Would not hearken to His calls,
Grieved Him by a thousand falls.
Long provoked Him to His face,
Would not hearken to His calls,
Grieved Him by a thousand falls.
Verse 3
Now incline me to repent;
Let me now my sins lament;
Now my foul revolt deplore,
Weep, believe, and sin no more.
Let me now my sins lament;
Now my foul revolt deplore,
Weep, believe, and sin no more.
Verse 4
There for me the Savior stands,
Shows His wounds and spreads His hands;
God is love! I know, I feel;
Jesus weeps, and loves me still.
Shows His wounds and spreads His hands;
God is love! I know, I feel;
Jesus weeps, and loves me still.
Wesley's powerful meditation on God's limitless mercy became a classic hymn of repentance in Methodist tradition.