I'm getting up early in the tears and dust
Blown apart by the words of the one that I trusted
I shake in a shiver but my head's on bout
I'm gonna set my shoulder to my accent, my plow
Sweet hand of mercy, it hurts too much
See, I'm falling down, show some forgiveness
Show me some love or save yourself and watch us drown
Oh, oh, oh, oh, sweet hand of mercy
Gonna soap my stiff back in the sweet pouring rain
I'm gonna renew myself and call your name
As if for the first time I can see you now
Gonna make things better, tired of wondering how
Sweet hand of mercy, it hurts too much
See, I'm falling down, show some forgiveness
Show me some love or save yourself and watch us drown
Oh, oh, oh, oh, sweet hand of mercy
We fought on these embattled hills
Our broken force is bent to our wills
I'll open my hand up to your fist
I'll raise my ask into the mist, into the mist
Sweet hand of mercy, it hurts too much
See, I'm falling down, show some forgiveness
Show me some love or save yourself and watch us drown
Sweet hand of mercy, it hurts too much
See, I'm falling down, show some forgiveness
Show me some love or save yourself and watch us drown
Oh, oh, oh, oh, sweet hand of mercy
Sweet hand of mercy
Sweet hand of mercy
Sweet hand of mercy