147. Lord, thy mercy now entreating
Mary Ann Sidebotham, 1833-1913
A hymn of penitence which was contributed to The Children’s Hymn Book, 1881, published by the Society for the Promotion of Christian Knowledge, London.
The author, Mary Ann Sidebotham, was an accomplished musician and a lifelong friend of Henry Smart, the eminent organist and composer. She spent much of her life in her brother’s vicarage, St. Thomas-on-the-Bourne, Surrey, England, where she served as organist. She composed numerous songs for children and was the music editor of the above-mentioned Children’s Hymn Book.
MUSIC. RINGE RECHT. For comments on this tune see [Hymn 563].