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 When all thy mercies, O my God,
 My rising soul surveys,
  Transported with the view I'm lost,
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 When all thy mercies, O my God,
 My rising soul surveys,
  Transported with the view I'm lost,
   In wonder, love and praise. 
Mercy among the virtues is like the moon among the stars ... It is the light that hovers above the read more
Mercy among the virtues is like the moon among the stars ... It is the light that hovers above the judgment seat.
 Sweet Mercy! to the gates of Heaven
 This minstrel lead, his sins forgiven;
  The rueful conflict, the read more 
 Sweet Mercy! to the gates of Heaven
 This minstrel lead, his sins forgiven;
  The rueful conflict, the heart riven
   With vain endeavour,
    And memory of earth's bitter leaven
     Effaced forever. 
 To hide the fault I see:
 That mercy I to others show,
  That mercy show to me.  
 To hide the fault I see:
 That mercy I to others show,
  That mercy show to me. 
Do not stand on a high pedestal and take 5 cents in your hand and say, "here, my poor man", read more
Do not stand on a high pedestal and take 5 cents in your hand and say, "here, my poor man", but be grateful that the poor man is there, so by making a gift to him you are able to help yourself.It is not the reciever that is blessed, but it is the giver.Be thankful that you are allowed to exercise your power of benevolence and mercy in the world, and thus become pure and perfect.
 Mercy stood in the cloud, with eye that wept
 Essential love.  
 Mercy stood in the cloud, with eye that wept
 Essential love. 
Our prayer and God's mercy are like two buckets in a well; while the one ascends the other descends.
Our prayer and God's mercy are like two buckets in a well; while the one ascends the other descends.
Nothing emboldens sin so much as mercy.
Nothing emboldens sin so much as mercy.
Mercy to him that shows it, is the rule.
Mercy to him that shows it, is the rule.