Mercy Meets Me Here

Lyrics

Verse 1

Before the morning finds my window,
Before I know what words to pray,
Your love is waiting in the quiet,
Your faithfulness has kept its place.
Through all the turns I never planned for,
Through every hope I thought was gone,
You meet me here with tender mercy
And give me strength to carry on.

Chorus

Faithful God, Your love holds steady;
Merciful God, Your grace runs deep.
You receive my empty-handed prayer,
And the promises You make, You keep.
For the love that will not leave me,
For the grace I could not earn,
I will praise You, God of mercy;
To Your kindness I return.

Verse 2

You know the words I wish I'd swallowed,
The good I saw and left undone.
Yet when I come to You in sorrow,
You do not turn away Your love.
Your mercy gives me room for changing,
The courage to put wrong things right;
With every small and stumbling footstep,
You teach my heart to walk in light.

Chorus

Faithful God, Your love holds steady;
Merciful God, Your grace runs deep.
You receive my empty-handed prayer,
And the promises You make, You keep.
For the love that will not leave me,
For the grace I could not earn,
I will praise You, God of mercy;
To Your kindness I return.

Bridge

Let the mercy I've been given
Find its way through what I do:
In the stranger I make welcome,
In the patience I renew.
Let forgiveness loosen anger,
Let compassion have its say;
May the love that holds me gently
Shape the life I live today.

Final Chorus

Faithful God, Your love holds steady;
Merciful God, Your grace runs deep.
You receive my empty-handed prayer,
And the promises You make, You keep.
Through the joy and through the sorrow,
You are worthy of my praise.
God of mercy, ever faithful,
I will thank You all my days.

Outro

For this breath and for this morning,
For the chance to start anew,
God of mercy, ever faithful,
All my thanks belong to You.