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SDA Hymnal 521

Depth of Mercy

Words: Charles WesleyMusic: Carl Gotthelf GläserTune: AzmonC.M.

1Depth of mercy! can there be
Mercy still reserved for me?
Can my God His wrath forbear?
Me, the chief of sinners, spare?

2I have long withstood His grace,
Long provoked Him to His face,
Would not hearken to His calls,
Grieved Him by a thousand falls.

3Now incline me to repent;
Let me now my sins lament;
Now my foul revolt deplore,
Weep, believe, and sin no more.

4There 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.

Words: Charles Wesley
Music: Carl Gotthelf Gläser
Tune: Azmon
Also sung to: Alletta (Hymns and Tunes 1886 #457)
Meter: C.M.
Scripture: 1 Timothy 1:15; Romans 5:20

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The verse

Meter: 7.7.7.7 · the hymnal prints C.M.
Foot: trochaic (DUM-da) · 78% of beats fit
Rhyme: AABC

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Verse 1

Depth of mercy! can there be/˘/˘˘/˘7A

Mercy still reserved for me?/˘/˘/˘˘7A

Can my God His wrath forbear?˘˘/˘/??7B

Me, the chief of sinners, spare?˘˘/˘/˘/7C

Verse 2

I have long withstood His grace,˘˘/˘/˘/7A

Long provoked Him to His face,/˘/˘˘˘/7A

Would not hearken to His calls,˘˘??˘˘/7B

Grieved Him by a thousand falls./˘˘˘/˘/7B

Verse 3

Now incline me to repent;///˘˘˘/7A

Let me now my sins lament;/˘/˘/˘/7A

Now my foul revolt deplore,/˘/˘/˘/7B

Weep, believe, and sin no more./˘/˘/˘/7B

Verse 4

There for me the Savior stands,/˘˘˘/˘/7A

Shows His wounds and spreads His hands;/˘/˘/˘/7A

God is love! I know, I feel;/˘/˘/˘/7B

Jesus weeps, and loves me still./˘/˘/˘/7C

Counted by machine from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. It cannot hear emphasis or a poet’s licence, so treat it as a place to start reading, not the last word.