{"id":8907,"date":"2025-12-14T10:16:01","date_gmt":"2025-12-14T10:16:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/treasurehymns.com\/en\/2025\/12\/14\/hymn-297-god-be-merciful-to-me-lyrics\/"},"modified":"2025-12-14T10:16:01","modified_gmt":"2025-12-14T10:16:01","slug":"hymn-297-god-be-merciful-to-me-lyrics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/treasurehymns.com\/en\/new-english-seventh-day-adventist-hymnal\/hymn-297-god-be-merciful-to-me-lyrics\/","title":{"rendered":"Hymn 297 GOD BE MERCIFUL TO ME Lyrics"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"entry-title\">New English Seventh Day Adventist Hymnal<\/h2>\n<h2>Hymn 297 GOD BE MERCIFUL TO ME Lyrics<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>1<br \/>\nGod, be merciful to me,<br \/>\nOn Thy grace I rest my plea;<br \/>\nPlenteous in compassion Thou,<br \/>\nBlot out my transgressions now;<br \/>\nWash me, make me pure within,<br \/>\nCleanse, O cleanse me from my sin,<br \/>\nWash me, make me pure within,<br \/>\nCleanse, O cleanse me from my sin.<\/p>\n<p>2<br \/>\nI am evil, born in sin;<br \/>\nThou desirest truth within.<br \/>\nThou alone my Savior art,<br \/>\nTeach Thy wisdom to my heart;<br \/>\nMake me pure, Thy grace bestow,<br \/>\nWash me whiter than the snow,<br \/>\nMake me pure, Thy grace bestow,<br \/>\nWash me whiter than the snow.<\/p>\n<p>3<br \/>\nGracious God, my heart renew,<br \/>\nMake my spirit right and true;<br \/>\nCast me not away from Thee,<br \/>\nLet Thy Spirit dwell in me;<br \/>\nThy salvation&#8217;s joy impart,<br \/>\nSteadfast make my willing heart,<br \/>\nThy salvation&#8217;s joy impart,<br \/>\nSteadfast make my willing heart.<\/p>\n<p>4<br \/>\nSinners then shall learn from me<br \/>\nAnd return, O God, to Thee;<br \/>\nSavior, all my guilt remove,<br \/>\nAnd my tongue shall sing Thy love;<br \/>\nTouch my silent lips, O Lord,<br \/>\nAnd my mouth shall praise accord,<br \/>\nTouch my silent lips, O Lord,<br \/>\nAnd my mouth shall praise accord.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New English Seventh Day Adventist Hymnal Hymn 297 GOD BE MERCIFUL TO ME Lyrics &nbsp; 1 God, be merciful to me, On Thy grace I rest my plea; Plenteous in compassion Thou, Blot out my transgressions now; Wash me, make me pure within, Cleanse, O cleanse me from my sin, Wash me, make me pure [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[120],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8907","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-new-english-seventh-day-adventist-hymnal"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/treasurehymns.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8907","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/treasurehymns.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/treasurehymns.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/treasurehymns.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/treasurehymns.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8907"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/treasurehymns.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8907\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/treasurehymns.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8907"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/treasurehymns.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8907"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/treasurehymns.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8907"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}