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Mercies New
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Aug 22, 2026 updated
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Nichole Nordeman's 'Mercies New' is a reflective Christian song about God's daily renewal of mercy and forgiveness. The lyrics acknowledge personal failure and the pull of distractions, yet express confidence in God's willingness to forgive and forget sins, symbolized by the distance between east and west and sins cast into the sea. The chorus celebrates the fresh start each morning brings, encouraging a new song of praise. The song draws on Lamentations 3:22-23, emphasizing that God's mercies are new every day, offering hope and freedom from guilt and shame.
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Is it fair to say I was lured away?
By endless distractions and lovelier attractions then
Or fairer still, my own free will
Is the better one to blame for this familiar mess
I've made again
So I would understand if You were out of patience
And I would understand if I was out of chances
And Your mercies are new every morning
So let me wake with the dawn
When the music is through or so it seems to be
Then let me sing a new song, old things gone
Every day it's true, You make all Your mercies new
The distance left between East and West
Is how far You would go to forget the debt I'd owe
And thrown into the sea, the wicked ways in me
Will never have a chance to wash back on the sand
So I would understand if You would make me pay
And I would understand lying in the bed I made again
Your mercies are new every morning
So let me wake with the dawn
When the music is through or so it seems to be
Let me sing a new song, old things gone
Every day it's true, You make all Your mercies new
Up comes the sun on every one of us
Gone, gone, gone the guilt and shame that knew Your name
Your mercies are new every morning
So let me wake with the dawn
When the music is through or so it seems to be
Let me sing a new song, old things gone
Every day it's true, You make all Your mercies new