Your mercy flows upon us like a river

Authors:
Themes:
Scriptures:
  • Nehemiah 1:1-11
  • Psalms 46:4
  • Psalms 85:6-7
  • Habakkuk 3:2
  • John 13:13
  • Ephesians 5:25
  • James 1:17
  • Revelation 21:2
Book Number:
  • 833

Your mercy flows upon us like a river.
Your mercy stands unshakable and true.
Most holy God, of all good things the Giver,
we turn and lift our fervent prayer to you.

Hear our cry, (hear our cry)
O Lord, (O Lord)
be merciful (be merciful)
once more; (once more)
let your love (let your love)
your anger stem, (your anger stem)
remember mercy, O Lord, again.

2. Your church once great, though standing clothed in sorrow,
is even still the bride that you adore;
revive your church, that we again may honour
our God and king, our master and our Lord.

3. As we have slept, this nation has been taken
by every sin ever known to man;
so at its gates, though burnt by fire and broken,
in Jesus’ name we come to take our stand.

© 1987 Sovereign Lifestyle Music
Wes Sutton

The Christian Life - Humbling and Restoration

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The story behind the hymn

As a writer Wes Sutton has become known mainly for this song, written in 1987 and first featured at Spring Harvest. It expresses a concern for the nation as in section 9h, but clearly stz 3 (like 958) is not applicable to all countries. It needs the sane balance of a text such as 831. The author also provided the tune YOUR MERCY FLOWS. No other hymnal includes this item.

A look at the author

Sutton, Wes

After working for some years with Youth for Christ, in 1989 he became Senior Pastor of the Vineyard Ch in Loughton, Essex (founded 1985). A musician who has toured with Graham Kendrick, his work appears in the Spring Harvest collections of the 1990s. No.833.