I will sing of mercy and judgment: unto Thee, O Lord, will I sing.
Psalm 101:1
Words: Fanny Crosby, in Good as Gold, edited by Howard Doane & Robert Lowry (New York & Chicago, Illinois: Biglow & Main, 1880), number 72. Some hymnals give the author as Mrs. Ellen Douglass, one of Fanny’s pseudonyms.
Music: Durban W. Howard Doane, 1880 (🔊 pdf nwc).
We’ve been singing, we’ve been singing,
In our Sabbath home today,
How our Savior like a shepherd
Leads us in the heavenly way.
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O ’tis sweet to follow Jesus,
Sweet His little ones to be;
He is calling us so gently,
Children, give your hearts to Me.
We’ve been singing of His goodness,
How He loves us all the while;
When we try our best to please Him,
He rewards us with His smile.
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We’ve been singing of His mercy
That will save us, every one,
If we come to God the Father
Thro’ our Savior, Christ the Son.
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Now our happy song is over,
Once again we meet to part;
But we pray that God will bless us,
And abide in every heart.
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