O Lord, whose mercies numberless

O’er all Thy works prevail,

Though daily man Thy laws transgress,

Thy patience cannot fail.

If yet his sins be not too great,

 The busy fiend control,

Yet longer for repentance wait,

And heal his wounded soul.

Words: Charles Jennens   /   Music: Georg Friedrich Handel, from is oratorio "Saul", 1739