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Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 3 hymnals Hymnal Title: Calvin Hymnary Project First Line: O God, be merciful to me, For men no mercy show Lyrics: 1 O God, be merciful to me, For men no mercy show; With constant warfare pressing me They seek my overthrow. 2 When foes invade, I safely rest, Confiding in thy word; I will not dread what man can do, My trust is in the Lord. 3 I take Thy vows upon me now, O God, Who savest me; the sacrifice of praise I bring In gratitude to Thee. 4 My feet from falling and my soul From death Thy hast restored, And ever in the light of life I walk before the Lord. The Psalter: with responsive readings, 1912

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CANA

Meter: 6.6.6.6 D Appears in 3 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Anonymous Hymnal Title: The Cyber Hymnal Tune Sources: The Psalter (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: The United Presbyterian Board of Publication, 1912), number 151 Tune Key: G Major Incipit: 33333 22111 17766 Used With Text: O God, Be Merciful

MASON'S CHANT

Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 9 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: William B. Bradbury Hymnal Title: The Psalter Tune Key: D Flat Major Incipit: 55555 55556 66151 Used With Text: Heroic Faith

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O God, Be Merciful to Me (2)

Author: Anonymous Hymnal: The Cyber Hymnal #4834 Meter: 8.6.8.6 Hymnal Title: The Cyber Hymnal First Line: O God, be merciful to me Lyrics: 1. O God, be merciful to me, For men no mercy show; With constant warfare pressing me They seek my overthrow. 2. When foes invade, I safely rest Confiding in Thy Word; I will not dread what man can do My trust is in the Lord. 3. I take Thy vows upon me now, O God, who savest me; The sacrifice of praise I bring In gratitude to Thee. 4. My feet from falling and my soul From death thou hast restored, And ever in the light of life I walk before the Lord. Languages: English Tune Title: MASON'S CHANT

O God, Be Merciful

Author: Anonymous Hymnal: The Cyber Hymnal #4838 Meter: 6.6.6.6 D Hymnal Title: The Cyber Hymnal Lyrics: 1. O God, be merciful, Be merciful to me, For man with constant hate, Would fain my ruin see. My many enemies Against me proudly fight; To overwhelm my soul They watch from morn to night. 2. What time I am afraid I put my trust in Thee; In God I rest, and praise His Word, so rich and free; In God I put my trust, I neither doubt nor fear, For man can never harm With God my helper near. 3. All day they wrest my words, Their thoughts are full of hate; They meet, they lurk, they watch, As for my soul they wait; Shall they by wickedness Escape Thy judgment right? O God of righteousness Destroy them in Thy might. 4. Thou knowest all my woes, O treasure Thou my tears; Are they not in Thy book, Where all my life appears? My foes shall backward turn When I appeal to Thee, For this I surely know, That God is still for me. 5. In God, the Lord, I rest, His word of grace I praise, His promise stands secure, Nor fear nor foe dismays; In God I put my trust, I neither doubt nor fear, For man can never harm With God my helper near. 6. Upon me are Thy vows, O God, in whom I live; The sacrifice of praise To Thee I now will give; For Thou hast saved from death, From falling kept me free, That in the light of life My walk may be with Thee. Languages: English Tune Title: CANA

Heroic Faith

Hymnal: The Psalter #153 (1912) Meter: 8.6.8.6 Hymnal Title: The Psalter First Line: O God, be merciful to me Lyrics: 1 O God, be merciful to me, For men no mercy show; With constant warfare pressing me They seek my overthrow. 2 When foes invade, I safely rest, Confiding in thy word; I will not dread what man can do, My trust is in the Lord. 3 I take Thy vows upon me now, O God, Who savest me; the sacrifice of praise I bring In gratitude to Thee. 4 My feet from falling and my soul From death Thy hast restored, And ever in the light of life I walk before the Lord. Topics: Afflictions Refuge in; Assurance Declared; Christ Providences of; Christians Christ the Life of; Christians Conflicts of; Christians Conscious of Safety; Christians Persecuted and Sorrowing; Christians Pilgrims and Strangers; Comfort in Trials; Consecration and Dedication; Deliverance from death; Enemies Restrained; Faith Act of; Faith Walking by; Fearlessness; God Hearer of Prayer; God Our Refuge; Gospel Gracious Fruit of; Safety Assured; Sin Salvation from; Temptation; Trust in God Expression of; Vows; Walking with God; Christian warfare; The Wicked Persecuting Spirit of Scripture: Psalm 56 Languages: English Tune Title: MASON'S CHANT

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Anonymous

Hymnal Title: The Cyber Hymnal Author of "O God, Be Merciful to Me (2)" in The Cyber Hymnal In some hymnals, the editors noted that a hymn's author is unknown to them, and so this artificial "person" entry is used to reflect that fact. Obviously, the hymns attributed to "Author Unknown" "Unknown" or "Anonymous" could have been written by many people over a span of many centuries.

William B. Bradbury

1816 - 1868 Hymnal Title: The Psalter Composer of "MASON'S CHANT" in The Psalter William Bachelder Bradbury USA 1816-1868. Born at York, ME, he was raised on his father's farm, with rainy days spent in a shoe-shop, the custom in those days. He loved music and spent spare hours practicing any music he could find. In 1830 the family moved to Boston, where he first saw and heard an organ and piano, and other instruments. He became an organist at 15. He attended Dr. Lowell Mason's singing classes, and later sang in the Bowdoin Street church choir. Dr. Mason became a good friend. He made $100/yr playing the organ, and was still in Dr. Mason's choir. Dr. Mason gave him a chance to teach singing in Machias, ME, which he accepted. He returned to Boston the following year to marry Adra Esther Fessenden in 1838, then relocated to Saint John, New Brunswick. Where his efforts were not much appreciated, so he returned to Boston. He was offered charge of music and organ at the First Baptist Church of Brooklyn. That led to similar work at the Baptist Tabernacle, New York City, where he also started a singing class. That started singing schools in various parts of the city, and eventually resulted in music festivals, held at the Broadway Tabernacle, a prominent city event. He conducted a 1000 children choir there, which resulted in music being taught as regular study in public schools of the city. He began writing music and publishing it. In 1847 he went with his wife to Europe to study with some of the music masters in London and also Germany. He attended Mendelssohn funeral while there. He went to Switzerland before returning to the states, and upon returning, commenced teaching, conducting conventions, composing, and editing music books. In 1851, with his brother, Edward, he began manufacturring Bradbury pianos, which became popular. Also, he had a small office in one of his warehouses in New York and often went there to spend time in private devotions. As a professor, he edited 59 books of sacred and secular music, much of which he wrote. He attended the Presbyterian church in Bloomfield, NJ, for many years later in life. He contracted tuberculosis the last two years of his life. John Perry