God of mercy, God of grace

God of mercy, God of grace. Henry Francis Lyte* (1793-1847). First published in Lyte’s The Spirit of the Psalms (1834), as a free paraphrase of Psalm 67, ‘Deus misereatur’ (Lyte wrote two versions of Psalm 67, of which this was the second). It was printed in the English Presbyterian book, Psalms and Hymns for Divine Worship (1867), with the tune HEATHLANDS by Henry Thomas Smart*. Smart was music editor of the book, and probably wrote this tune to fit Lyte’s words: God of mercy, God of grace,Show the brightness of thyu face;Shine upon us, Saviour, shine,Fill thy church with light divine;And thy saving health extendUnto earth's remotest end. Let the people praise thee, Lord;Be by all that...