We shall show mercy, but we shall not ask for it

We shall show mercy, but we shall not ask for it

The corn that makes the holy bread
By which the soul of man is fed,
The holy read more

The corn that makes the holy bread
By which the soul of man is fed,
The holy bread, the food unpriced,
Thy everlasting mercy, Christ.

Sweet Mercy! to the gates of Heaven
This minstrel lead, his sins forgiven;
The rueful conflict, the read more

Sweet Mercy! to the gates of Heaven
This minstrel lead, his sins forgiven;
The rueful conflict, the heart riven
With vain endeavour,
And memory of earth's bitter leaven
Effaced forever.

Mercy often inflicts death.
[Lat., Mortem misericors saepe pro vita dabit.]

Mercy often inflicts death.
[Lat., Mortem misericors saepe pro vita dabit.]

Nothing emboldens sin so much as mercy.

Nothing emboldens sin so much as mercy.

Sweet mercy is nobility's true badge.

Sweet mercy is nobility's true badge.

Have mercy upon us miserable sinners.

Have mercy upon us miserable sinners.

When all thy mercies, O my God,
My rising soul surveys,
Transported with the view I'm lost,
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When all thy mercies, O my God,
My rising soul surveys,
Transported with the view I'm lost,
In wonder, love and praise.

Mercy to him that shows it, is the rule.

Mercy to him that shows it, is the rule.