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We shall show mercy, but we shall not ask for it
We shall show mercy, but we shall not ask for it
Open thy gate of mercy, gracious God,
My soul flies through these wounds to seek out thee.
Open thy gate of mercy, gracious God,
My soul flies through these wounds to seek out thee.
Being all fashioned of the self-same dust,
Let us be merciful as well as just.
Being all fashioned of the self-same dust,
Let us be merciful as well as just.
The quality of mercy is not strain'd, It droppeth as the gentle rain from heaven Upon the place beneath: it read more
The quality of mercy is not strain'd, It droppeth as the gentle rain from heaven Upon the place beneath: it is twice bless'd; It blesseth him that gives and him that takes.
Have mercy upon us miserable sinners.
Have mercy upon us miserable sinners.
Too much mercy... often resulted in further crimes which were fatal to innocent victims who need not have been victims read more
Too much mercy... often resulted in further crimes which were fatal to innocent victims who need not have been victims if justice had been put first and mercy second.
Mercy to him that shows it, is the rule.
Mercy to him that shows it, is the rule.
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.
Whereto serves mercy
But to confront the visage of offense?
Whereto serves mercy
But to confront the visage of offense?
