From Matthew 20:29-34 / Seeing!

Pleas for the help of Christ pierce all other noise, and bypass the noisiest of objectors. Cry out to Him. He hears, no matter what.

“Have mercy” Lord, the blind men cried

“Have mercy”, David’s Son

And though rebuffed by others near

The Savior’s ear was won

And stopping quick, His heart so moved

He turned to them His gaze

“What would you have me do for you?”

The crowd now stilled, amazed

“Our sight, O Lord, for opened eyes”

“We seek your healing hand”

“We plead but one thing, mercy Lord”

“We’ve no ground to demand”

“You owe us nothing, yea, e’en more”

“We owe you everything”

“If we should plead you just, or fair”

“What case could we dare bring?”

“Tis mercy only, this alone”

“That undergirds our prayer”

“We’ve no repute with God or man”

“No good to make us dare”

In mercy deeper, wider still

Than man’s dim eye can see

He touched their eyes with His blessed hand

The One that soon would bleed

And so the souls of all the blind

Obtain salvation’s store

When mercy’s all that we can plead

No good. Not one thing more

Plead only grace and mercy shown

Such cries pierce every din

Such prayer alone will reach His ear

To cleanse us from our sin

‘Tis mercy brings His saving grace

Compassion, tho in sin

That gives us eyes to see His face

And lets us follow Him