The Mercy-seat.

1From every stormy wind that blows,

From every swelling tide of woes,

There is a calm, a sure retreat;

'Tis found before the mercy-seat.

2There is a place were Jesus sheds

The oil of gladness on our heads,--

A place of all on earth most sweet;

It is the heavenly mercy-seat.

3There is a scene where spirits blend,