He is Risen: John the Beloved's Witness of the Resurrection- Light Love and Mercy

The Son, even on the cross,
Showed the way for all to see
That our souls need not be lost
He is light, love, and mercy

He sees the bigger picture
Beyond every sorrow and pain
He calls to hearts to assure
The repentant have peace to gain

In His intense suffering
He paid the price for sin
He leads the way offering
Eternal life with Him

He Is Light Love and Mercy

Verse 1] The Son, even on the cross, Showed the way for all to see That our souls need not be lost He is light, love, and mercy [Chorus] He is light, love, and mercy Calling every heart by name Through the sorrow, through the pain His forgiveness stays the same He is light, love, and mercy [Verse 2] He sees the bigger picture Beyond every sorrow and pain He calls to hearts to assure The repentant have peace to gain [Chorus] He is light, love, and mercy Calling every heart by name Through the sorrow, through the pain His forgiveness stays the same He is light, love, and mercy [Verse 3] In His intense suffering He paid the price for sin He leads the way offering Eternal life with Him [Bridge] When the road is hard to follow When the past will not let go Turn your heart toward His promise There is peace for you to know [Final Chorus] He is light, love, and mercy Calling every heart by name Through the sorrow, through the pain His forgiveness stays the same He is light, love, and mercy Eternal life with Him [Outro] Light, love, and mercy Eternal life with Him

Light Love and Mercy

Verse 1] The Son, even on the cross, Showed the way for all to see That our souls need not be lost He is light, love, and mercy He sees the bigger picture Beyond every sorrow and pain He calls to hearts to assure The repentant have peace to gain [Pre-Chorus] In His intense suffering He paid the price for sin Still He stands, still He saves And leads us back again [Chorus] He is light, love, and mercy Light, love, and mercy He is light, love, and mercy Eternal life with Him [Verse 2] In the shadow of the cross Grace was written in His wounds Every shame and every loss Met the dawn that broke too soon When the guilty turn and come He does not turn them away Open arms and open sky Promise mercy for today [Pre-Chorus] In His intense suffering He paid the price for sin Still He stands, still He saves And leads us back again [Chorus] He is light, love, and mercy Light, love, and mercy He is light, love, and mercy Eternal life with Him [Bridge] Show us how to kneel Show us how to rise At the foot of mercy Where the old life dies [Chorus] He is light, love, and mercy Light, love, and mercy He is light, love, and mercy Eternal life with Him

mercy: compassion or forgiveness shown toward someone whom it is within one's power to punish or harm.

Is Psalm 51 the Key to Understanding Lehi's Dream? Knowhy #325

God can reach your humble heart

And light your soul for more

Of what He would impart

What do you hunger for?

Lost, in a large wilderness

A dark and dreary waste

In Lehi's dream, it was mercy

He sought out of this evil place

He hungered for God's light

For wisdom, purity and joy

To partake of the tree of life

And, with righteous seekers, join

But, without family can one be happy?

In his dream he called for each member

Some started, detoured and joined the proud, mocking

Others came, heard them and left forever

Happy is the man with God's wisdom

And sweet is the love they find

Follow the calls from His prophets

And leave the darkness behind

Oh, to learn that this tree

Represents His Son on the cross

Suffering to redeem

In purity to atone for us

Forgiveness here awaits

Any and all who will pray

Here hope of mercy awaits

As we leave our sinful ways

Verse 1] God can reach your humble heart And light your soul for more Of what He would impart What do you hunger for? Lost in a large wilderness A dark and dreary waste Lehi saw the mercy He sought out of that place [Pre-Chorus] He hungered for God's light For wisdom, purity, and joy To partake of the tree of life And with righteous seekers, join [Chorus] Tree of mercy Call me near Tree of mercy Cast out fear His Son on the cross Suffering for us Tree of mercy Let it grow in us [Verse 2] But without family, can one be happy? In his dream, he called each name Some started, detoured, and joined the proud Some heard laughter, left in shame Happy is the man with God's wisdom And sweet is the love they find Follow the calls from His prophets And leave the darkness behind [Pre-Chorus] He hungered for God's light For wisdom, purity, and joy To partake of the tree of life And with righteous seekers, join [Chorus] Tree of mercy Call me near Tree of mercy Cast out fear His Son on the cross Suffering for us Tree of mercy Let it grow in us [Bridge] Oh, to learn what that tree means A living witness plain That every wound can answer When we call on His name Forgiveness here awaits Any and all who will pray Here hope of mercy awaits As we leave our sinful ways [Final Chorus] Tree of mercy Call me near Tree of mercy Cast out fear His Son on the cross Suffering for us Tree of mercy Let it grow in us Tree of mercy Hold us fast Tree of mercy Make us last In the light He gives We will rise above Tree of mercy Root us deep in love

desperate plea for forgiveness, and the hope of a man who had committed great sins. He desired that the Lord would create in him “a clean heart” and “renew a right spirit” (Psalm 51:10). Certainly, this is also what Lehi wanted for his family, and especially for Laman and Lemuel.

Like Psalm 51, Lehi’s dream teaches that there is hope for those who wander in darkness. They can have faith that they, too, can find forgiveness and joy when they pray unto the Lord “that he would have mercy on [them], according to the multitude of his tender mercies.”

Nephi further saw that the tree represented the Son of God, who “was lifted up upon the cross and slain for the sins of the world

 from sin and evil (vv. 3–5) to wisdom, purity and joy (vv. 6–8). When Lehi comes out of the darkness and is blessed to partake of the fruit of the tree, he then desires to share the fruit with his family. In the psalm, David commits to “teach transgressors thy ways” and convert the sinners unto God (v. 13).

There is a very interesting parallel in the comparison between Lehi’s journey to the tree of life and the psalmist being taught “wisdom” in Psalm 51:6. Taking into consideration Proverbs 3, we see that the ancient Israelites saw a relationship between wisdom and the tree of life. Proverbs 3 praises the virtue of finding wisdom: “Happy is the man that findeth wisdom … She is a tree of life to them that lay hold upon her: and happy is every one that retaineth her” (Proverbs 3:13, 18). In Lehi’s dream, the fruit of the tree of life also brought profound happiness (1 Nephi 8:10, 12).

https://latterdaysaintmag.com/why-did-lehi-quote-from-a-psalm-of-repentance-in-his-dream/

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What God does purple

I do green

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prayer

Psalms 23: 1 The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.

2 He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters.

3 He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name’s sake.

4 Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.

5 Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over.

6 Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the Lord for ever.

Psalm 51 Have mercy upon me, O God, according to thy lovingkindness: according unto the multitude of thy tender mercies blot out my transgressions.

2 Wash me throughly from mine iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin.

3 For I acknowledge my transgressions: and my sin is ever before me.

4 Against thee, thee only, have I sinned, and done this evil in thy sight: that thou mightest be justified when thou speakest, and be clear when thou judgest.

5 Behold, I was shapen in iniquity; and in sin did my mother conceive me.

6 Behold, thou desirest truth in the inward parts: and in the hidden part thou shalt make me to know wisdom.

7 Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean: wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.

8 Make me to hear joy and gladness; that the bones which thou hast broken may rejoice.

9 Hide thy face from my sins, and blot out all mine iniquities.

10 Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me.

11 Cast me not away from thy presence; and take not thy holy spirit from me.

12 Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation; and uphold me with thy free spirit.

13 Then will I teach transgressors thy ways; and sinners shall be converted unto thee.

14 Deliver me from bloodguiltiness, O God, thou God of my salvation: and my tongue shall sing aloud of thy righteousness.

15 O Lord, open thou my lips; and my mouth shall shew forth thy praise.

16 For thou desirest not sacrifice; else would I give it: thou delightest not in burnt offering.

17 The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit: a broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise.

18 Do good in thy good pleasure unto Zion: build thou the walls of Jerusalem.

19 Then shalt thou be pleased with the sacrifices of righteousness, with burnt offering and whole burnt offering: then shall they offer bullocks upon thine altar.

We Often Underestimate the Lord's Redeeming Power

We often underestimate
The Lord's redeeming power
It's only us who hesitate
To be saved in that desperate hour

His mercy fills the heart with peace
His love does ever flow
May our humility increase
For the Shepherd calls: "Come Follow"

Oft to our knees may we descend
To feel what He does share
He strengthens the weak without end
There we find, He's been ever there!

Verse 1] We often underestimate The Lord's redeeming power It's only us who hesitate To be saved in that desperate hour His mercy fills the heart with peace His love does ever flow May our humility increase For the Shepherd calls: Come Follow [Pre-Chorus] Oft to our knees may we descend To feel what He does share He strengthens the weak without end There we find, He's been ever there [Chorus] Come Follow Come Follow The Shepherd calls us near Come Follow Come Follow He's been ever there [Verse 2] When pride has kept us far away And shadow clings too long He meets us in the break of day And makes the broken strong No wound is hidden from His eye No tear too small to know He lifts the lowly when they cry For the Shepherd calls: Come Follow [Pre-Chorus] Oft to our knees may we descend To feel what He does share He strengthens the weak without end There we find, He's been ever there [Chorus] Come Follow Come Follow The Shepherd calls us near Come Follow Come Follow He's been ever there [Bridge] So let the humble heart arise And let the weary sing The mercy waiting in the skies Still gathers everything [Final Chorus] Come Follow Come Follow The Shepherd calls us near Come Follow Come Follow He's been ever there

Personally Picture the Miracle of Forgiveness

From sin, fallen and grieving,
Christ restored my soul...
My spiritual well-being
His love makes it so...

Each sin is wiped away
With dazzling white snow
Sealed in a bag to stay
Never again to show
He casts the bag behind Him
as far as East is to West
Where it drops in a sea then
Into the darkest deep depths
On it sinks in a bottomless sea of blood
Pressed when Christ suffered for every soul
Where from Him forgiveness, mercy, and grace flood
Personally, personally, personally  He restores me whole

Read and picture the miracle of forgiveness.

Colossians 2: 14

Blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us, and took it out of the way, nailing it to his cross; 

Isaiah 1: 18

Come now, and let us reason together, saith the Lord : though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool. 

 Job 14:17, 17
My transgression is sealed up in a bag, and thou sewest up mine iniquity. 

Isaiah 38: 17

Behold, for peace I had great bitterness: but thou hast in love to my soul delivered it from the pit of corruption: for thou hast cast all my sins behind thy back.,

Psalms 103: 12

As far as the east is from the west, so far hath he removed our transgressions from us. 

Micah 7: 19

He will turn again, he will have compassion upon us; he will subdue our iniquities; and thou wilt cast all their sins into the depths of the sea. 


The poem leaves room for a beautifully drawn heart... to be created personally.

How Deep

How deep His love and compassion is
As He bore the dark depths of Hell
To know every side of injustice
That perfect mercy might prevail

Mercy - Merriam-Webster Online

www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/mercy

Merriam‑Webster

kind or forgiving treatment of someone who could be treated harshly. : kindness or help given to people who are in a very bad or desperate situation. : a good or ...

Oh Lord Have Mercy

Alma wanted to be as an angel

Oh, Lord have mercy
And spare my life
To become an angel
For those who cause strife

and his son saw an angel  Helaman

Oh, Lord have mercy
On me I pray
My soul is dirty
From the souls I slay

and they both said, "Have Mercy..."

1. Alma 2 - The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

   https://www.lds.org/scriptures/bofm/alma/2‎
   :30And it came to pass that Alma, being a man of God, 
   being exercised with much faith, cried, saying:
    O Lord, have mercy and spare my life, that I may be an ...

1. Alma 36 - The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

   https://www.lds.org/scriptures/bofm/alma/36‎
   18 Now, as my mind caught hold upon this thought, 
   I cried within my heart: O Jesus, thou Son of God,
   have mercy on me, who am in the gall of bitterness, ...

2. Mercy - The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

   https://www.lds.org/ldsorg/v/index.jsp?locale=0&sourceId...‎ 
   Mercy is the compassionate treatment of a person 
   greater than what is deserved, 
   and it is made possible through the Atonement of Jesus Christ.

Do You Hear the Voice of Gladness?

Do you hear the voice of gladness?
Which calls with mercy from heaven
To bring the latter days its fullness.
As dews of Carmel continually descends
God's knowledge in the last days, to us extends.

Our Savior's ancient apostles,
And Book of Mormon prophets,
With the archangel and the angels
Ushered in God's kingdom for our profit
Shall we not shout for joy at the thought of this?

They've brought and restored the priesthood
With the keys of the kingdom, to bind on earth.
For both the living and the dead's good
They've given this dispensation its birth
If not mankind would be smitten with a curse

The living can serve for the dead
And weld family links together.
From the babe to the household head,
The chain of names can extend forever
Bound on earth through proxied priesthood endeavor.

How beautiful upon the mountains
Are the feet that bring glad tidings.
Let rocks weep for joy and spring fountains!
The gospel truths have burst forth for our drinking.
And may all the earth break forth unto singing.



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