Jesus, the Word of Mercy Give

Jesus

the word of mer­cy give

And let it swift­ly run

And let the priests them­selves be­lieve

And put sal­va­tion on.

Clothed in the Spir­it’s ho­li­ness

May all Thy peo­ple prove

The ple­ni­tude of Gos­pel grace

The joy of per­fect love.

Jesus

let all Thy lov­ers shine

Illustrious

as the sun;

And bright with bor­rowed rays di­vine

Their glo­ri­ous cir­cuit run.

Beyond the reach of mor­tals spread

Their light wher­e’er they go;

Heavenly in­flu­ence may they shed

On all the world be­low.

As gi­ants may they run their race

Exulting in their might:

As burn­ing lu­mi­nar­ies chase

The gloom of hell­ish night.

As the bright Son of Right­eous­ness

Their heal­ing wings dis­play;

And let their luster still in­crease

Unto the per­fect day.