Have Mercy on Us, God Most High

Have mer­cy on us

God most high

Have mer­cy upon me

Have mer­cy on us worms of earth

Most ho­ly Tri­ni­ty!

Most an­cient of all mys­ter­ies!

Before Thy throne we lie;

Have mer­cy now

most mer­ci­ful

Most ho­ly Tri­ni­ty!

When heav­en and earth were yet un­made

When time was yet un­known

Thou in Thy bliss and ma­jes­ty

Didst live and love alone!

Thou wert not born

there was no fount

From which Thy Be­ing flowed;

There is no end which Thou canst reach;

But Thou art simp­ly God.

How won­der­ful cre­ation is

The work that Thou didst bless;

And oh! what then must Thou be like

Eternal Love­li­ness?

How beau­ti­ful the an­gels are

The saints how bright in bliss;

But with Thy beau­ty

Lord! com­pared

How dull

how poor is this!

O list­en

then

most pi­ti­ful

To Thy poor crea­ture’s heart:

It bless­es Thee that Thou art God;

That Thou art what Thou art!

Most an­cient of all mys­ter­ies!

Still at Thy throne we lie;

Have mer­cy now

most mer­ci­ful

Most ho­ly Tri­ni­ty.