This page is provided so that you can hear the tunes of items which we use in church. Mostly they are written by the vicar. Please note that they are copyright - we are very happy to give permission to you to use them, but we would like to hear about it. Please include any use on your Christian Copyright Licence returns.
Down this page:
- the words,
- the story,
- the sheet music,
- media player.
Be merciful to me
Be merciful to me
Be merciful to me,
for I'm under attack:
I am chased down the street
by an angry wolf-like pack,
I am slandered and jeered
by the evil and unjust,
and they make me afraid
so I come to you in trust.
In God the Lord
whose word I praise,
in God I trust,
I will not be afraid.
What can mortal men do to me?
What can mortal men do to me?
Be merciful to me,
for they twist all I've said:
they conspire and they lurk
and they long to see me dead.
But don't let them escape:
bring your anger down on them.
For I trust you, O God,
and I turn to you again.
In God the Lord ...
Your covenant stands firm, O God.
I will pay my vows of love, O God.
You've delivered me from death, O God.
You have set me free from all their threats.
In God the Lord ...
Words and music copyright © John Hartley 2008. All rights reserved.
Story behind the song
John Hartley.
Windows Media Player. When you click the left-hand "play" button your computer should have started to play the tune. If it didn't, you might be able to get the tune by clicking here, or by right-clicking the link, choosing "save target as", saving it onto your computer, and then opening it with a music-playing program.
Please remember that a midi file of a tune isn't supposed to be a state-of-the-art musical arrangement - it is only supposed to give a basic idea of how the tune goes. Any reasonable organist / keyboard player / music group could make it sound far better.