University of Virginia Library

1261.

[A vessel of mere mercy I]

Be ye therefore merciful, as your Father, &c. —vi. 36.

A vessel of mere mercy I
By mercy live, though doom'd to die,
I live Thine image to regain
Thy bowels toward the sons of men;
To prove that I my Father know,
Thy brightest character to show,
While all my blood-bought brethren see
Our God is love, and dwells in me.