Have mercy on the flock,
though from your hand they flee.
If there's no mercy for the lost,
then there is none for me.
On all who cannot seek
beyond the bars they see:
If there's no mercy for the weak,
then there is none for me.
And on all who have done
what they dare not reveal:
If there's no mercy for the wrong,
then there is none for me.
On all who will fall down,
tripped on what they can't see:
If there's no mercy for the proud,
then there is none for me.
Have mercy on us all,
far-fallen though we be.
If there's no grace for those who call,
there can be none for me.
O God, have mercy still—
this, my unending plea.
Let even Judas' hands be filled:
Have mercy, Lord, on me.
The Kiss of Judas by Giotto di Bondone (between 1304 and 1306) depicts Judas’ identifying kiss in the Garden of Gethsemane
Kate Bluett 