BACKSTORY
I wrote this song in January 2026 as part of the Resound Worship 12 Song Challenge. The brief: write a song on the theme of Repentance and Restoration.
In March 2026, during our Presbytery Meeting in Geneva, I had an impromptu opportunity to share the song at the start of the communion service while we waited for the organist to arrive (she was delayed due to traffic). Soon everyone was joining in. The familiar words of the kyrie (Lord, have mercy), simple lyrics and repetition helped.
LORD, HAVE MERCY
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Lord, have mercy,
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Christ, have mercy,
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Lord, have mercy.
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Put things right.
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We, your creatures
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need you,
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Jesus.
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Where there’s
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darkness shine
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your
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light.
words and music: © Irene Bom
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