Lord, for Thy Tender Mercy’s Sake

Voicing:
Mixed Choir → SATB

Accompaniment:
Unaccompanied

Occasion:

Proper of Time → Lenten Season → General Lenten Season

Publication Information:
Oxford University Press — OCCO 31 (1998)
ISBN 0-19-341805-3

Text Information:
Reference: Christian Prayers and Holy Meditations (1568), John Bull

Duration: 2:00
Lyrics:

Lord, for thy tender mercy’s sake,
lay not our sins to our charge,
but forgive that is past, and give us grace
to amend our sinful lives:
to decline from sin and incline to virtue,
that we may walk in a perfect heart
before thee now and evermore. Amen.

Notes: This edition, ed. John Rutter, indicates that some MSS attribute score to John Hilton the elder (d. c. 1608).
Submitted by: Brian Luckner Added: Feb 19, 2022 Last updated: Feb 19, 2022