Mercy

O God of Abraham 
Isaac, Jacob
In evil I have played 
And so I speak to you in kind 
Begging for forgiveness
Pleading for grace
That mercy be bestowed 
And compassion be swayed 
To join us in the garden of sin

That you opened your gates 
Let in love and peace 
Swam up the river of hope
Undressed upon the banks of loneliness 
Placed vine leaves on these wounds 
Squeezed life from death
Sweetness from pain and 
Love from hate 

There our brothers lay 
In the valley of desolation
And our sisters strewn across the 
Stones of hurt 
Bones waiting for vultures
Skin dried in the sun
Blood red, stone cold 
Waiting for 
forgiveness 

O God of Abraham 
Isaac, Jacob
In evil I have played