This is a most useful and beautiful song for Lent from Paul Mason.
He suggests it’s use both in Lenten groups and during Mass. There are seven verses and the idea is that you sing the first verse than pick the most suitable from the others and finish with the mantra. There are tenor and soprano harmonies for the mantra. I’d love to hear a full version. You can do the verses call and response with a line for the cantor (bold print below) then the assembly, but it isn’t necessary.
The sheet music is available at Liturgical Song. You can also get it as a single sheet and they provide a preview of the sheet music there.
My backing has two verses then the mantra with the soprano harmony.
1 God of mercy purify my heart.
Come and bath me in your merciful love.
Wash and cleanse me. Purify my heart.
Come and save me in your merciful love.
Refrain
Lord I believe in your merciful love.
Lord I believe!
2 God of comfort purify my mind,
My foundation in your merciful love.
In the desert purify my mind
From temptation, in your merciful love.
3 Shining vision, purify my sight.
Light the nation in your merciful love.
Holy mountain, purify my sight.
My salvation, in your merciful love.
4 Patient gardener; welling up in me
A fruitful nature, in your merciful love.
Living water welling up in me
Life forever in your merciful love.
5 Faithful Father, drawing close to me,
Reconcile me, in your merciful love.
Loving Father, drawing close to me,
Walk beside me in your merciful love.
6 In my weakness, sanctify my soul.
Don’t condemn me, in your merciful love.
Loving Jesus sanctify my soul.
Make me holy, in yur merciful love.
7 You I long for, purify my will.
Fortify me in your merciful love.
In my trials, Lord, purify my will.
Sancify me, in your merciful love.
Mantra
I believe x15
Amen
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