Have Mercy Upon Me
A Cry for Mercy: Exploring Redemption and Renewal in Kenny Luimes' Song
Lyrics
Have mercy upon me oh God
Expression of a plea for divine mercy from God.
According to your lovingkindness
Request for mercy based on God's loving and kind nature.
Have mercy upon me oh God
Repetition of the plea for mercy.
According to the multitude of your tender mercies
Seeking mercy in abundance, emphasizing God's tender mercies.
Blot out my transgressions
Asking for forgiveness and removal of wrongdoing.
And wash me from my iniquity
Desire to be cleansed from inherent moral wrongs.
And cleanse me from my sin
Request for purification from sin.
Purge me with hyssop
Symbolic purification with hyssop, a biblical reference.
And I shall be clean
Expectation of being cleansed through divine intervention.
Wash me and I shall be
Linking cleanliness with divine washing and purification.
Whiter than snow
Desire for spiritual renewal and purity, symbolized by snow.
Make me hear joy and gladness
Request for a restored sense of joy and gladness.
That the bones you have broken may rejoice
Hope for joy after facing consequences of transgressions.
Hide your face from my sins
Plea for God to turn away from the singer's sins.
And blot out all my iniquity
Asking for complete removal of moral wrongs.
Create in me a clean heart oh God
Prayer for a spiritually renewed and pure heart.
And renew a steadfast spirit
Desire for a steadfast and unwavering spirit.
Create in me a clean heart oh God
Repetition of the plea for a clean heart.
And do not cast me away from your holy presence
Fear of being cast away from God's presence.
And do not take your holy spirit from me
Request to retain the holy spirit's presence.
Restore to me the joy of thy salvation
Seeking restoration of the joy associated with salvation.
For I acknowledge my transgressions
Acknowledgment of personal transgressions.
And my sin is always before me
Recognition of constant awareness of personal sins.
Against you, against you only have I sinned
Acknowledgment of sinning against God exclusively.
And done this evil in your sight
Admission of committing evil in God's sight.
That you may be found just when you speak,
Recognition of God's righteousness in judgment.
And blameless when you judge
Acknowledgment of God's blamelessness in judgment.
Ooh ohooohhoh
Non-verbal expression, possibly emotional or contemplative.
Have mercy upon me oh God
Repetition of the plea for divine mercy.
According to your lovingkindness
Request for mercy based on God's loving and kind nature.
Have mercy upon me oh God
Reiteration of the plea for mercy.
Oh God
Final plea for mercy and acknowledgment of God's presence.
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