(chorus) Have mercy on me Lord, according to thy loving-kindness Have mercy on me Lord, according to thy tender mercies Have mercy, and blot out my transgressions (verse 1) Wash me thoroughly from my iniquities, and cleanse me from my sin For I acknowledge my transgression, and my sin is ever before me Against thee, thee only have I sinned and done this evil in thy sight That you might be justified when you speak to me and be clear when you pronounce your judgment (chorus) Have mercy on me Lord, according to thy loving-kindness Have mercy on me Lord, according to thy tender mercies Have mercy, and blot out my transgressions (verse 2) Behold, I was shaped in iniquity and in sin did my mother conceive You desire truth in my inward parts and in my hidden parts you help me know your wisdom Purge me so that I might be clean wash me white as snow Make me to hear joy and gladness that the bones which you have broken may rejoice (chorus) Have mercy on me Lord, according to thy loving-kindness Have mercy on me Lord, according to thy tender mercies Have mercy, and blot out my transgressions (BRIDGE) In your mercy, You create in me a clean heart In your mercy, you restore my soul In your mercy, you cast me not from your presence In your mercy, you take not your Spirit from me In your mercy, you restore to me the joy of my salvation And in your mercy, you uphold me with your free spirit (chorus) Have mercy on me Lord, according to thy loving-kindness Have mercy on me Lord, according to thy tender mercies Have mercy, and blot out my transgressions Have mercy, Lord Have mercy, Lord Have mercy, Lord
