One of the clearest explanations of mercy I have ever come across is in Phil Wickham’s song ‘Mercy’, where he looks at Adam, at Jesus and at what God’s mercy means for us today. Beautifully poetic and poignant, the song gives us clear insight into God’s mercy.
“Made from the dust and breathed into life
He stood unashamed with a fire in His eyes
The image of God walking upon the world
All of the Earth was under His feet
Except for the fruit from a forbidden tree
He took a taste and that’s how He breaks the world
He cried, “Mercy, mercy”
He broke the whole world with the fruit from a tree, have mercy
Heaven to Earth came down from on high
With hope in His name and a fire in His eyes
The fullness of God walking upon the world
He said He was love, then proved it with blood,
Rose from the dead to prove He was God
And that’s what it takes for one man to save the world.
Oh, such mercy, mercy
He saved the whole world, when He hung on a tree, such mercy
Now here inside of our skin and bones
Heaven above is making its home,
The kingdom of God living upon the world.
To love like He loves and give like He gives,
To tell the story that makes dead men live,
And that’s what it takes if we’re gonna change the world.
Mercy, mercy
Your love is a song, and You sing over me.” (Mercy,’ Phil Wickham)
