Mercy
When Mercy brought me to that shore
I thought me home, to seek no more
When I awoke, not bound-but free
I thought it meant a changed me
Alas, she tricked me and deceived
A fool, was I, to have believed
Until I realized-slow to learn-
That Mercy did my heart discern
In my soul, she’d found scant grace
And so ignored my tear-stained face
Because I pled for only me
While all the rest forgot to see
Withholding grace, she sought to teach
That others, beyond me, I should reach
That fellow human weal and woe,
Pain and love, I ought to know
So Mercy taught me this great sooth
That hope and faith and love and truth
If used by humans, one and all
Can break down barriers, like a wall
Now upon a gleaming shore
With Mercy’s aid, I’ve passed that door
And in the sunlight think I see
What it means to be set free
When Mercy brought me to that shore
I thought me home, to seek no more
When I awoke, not bound-but free
I thought it meant a changed me
Alas, she tricked me and deceived
A fool, was I, to have believed
Until I realized-slow to learn-
That Mercy did my heart discern
In my soul, she’d found scant grace
And so ignored my tear-stained face
Because I pled for only me
While all the rest forgot to see
Withholding grace, she sought to teach
That others, beyond me, I should reach
That fellow human weal and woe,
Pain and love, I ought to know
So Mercy taught me this great sooth
That hope and faith and love and truth
If used by humans, one and all
Can break down barriers, like a wall
Now upon a gleaming shore
With Mercy’s aid, I’ve passed that door
And in the sunlight think I see
What it means to be set free
