Have mercy… have mercy on me Have mercy on me, O God tonight According to your steadfast love Blot out the things I’ve done in the dark By your mercy from above Wash me clean from what I’ve become From every hidden sin I see it now, it follows me It’s everywhere I’ve been Oh, I was wrong… I was wrong Against you, you alone And I can’t hide from what I’ve done I’m broken to the bone Oh, don’t turn away… don’t turn away Don’t leave me here undone Have mercy now, O God of love For all that I’ve become I was lost before my first breath Born into this shame But you want truth inside my heart Still you call my name Purge me now and I’ll be clean Wash me white as snow Let me hear some joy again In the pain I know Oh, I was wrong… I was wrong Against you, you alone And I can’t stand beneath your gaze I’m shattered by what I’ve done Oh, don’t hide your face… don’t turn away Don’t take your light from me Restore the joy I threw away And set my spirit free Create in me a heart made clean Renew what’s dead inside Don’t cast me from your presence now Don’t leave me here to hide A broken heart… a shattered soul Is all I have to give You won’t despise this empty plea Just let me learn to live Then I’ll speak of all your ways So others turn to you My voice will rise from this regret To tell what mercy can do Open up these silent lips Let me praise again Not for what I try to give Oh, I was wrong… I was wrong My guilt I can’t outrun But you are still the saving God The only healing one Have mercy now… have mercy now On all I’ve done and been A broken heart is all I bring Come wash away my sin
