When the blood curdlin' scream of the fear in my veins   Pierces the darkness circlin' my brain   When the pain in my soul is too great to explain   I reach out for You, I'm callin' Your name      Lord, please have mercy on my troubled soul   You keep me together when there's nothing to hold   Lord, please have mercy, I've nowhere to go   When the temptation is over, please carry me home      Would the jewel of deception rest in the crown   Upon the heaven, the tempter who's hand keeps me down   Living so carelessly, so easy to do   But now that I'm paying, well, I'm running to You      Lord, please have mercy on my troubled soul   You keep me together when there's nothing to hold   Oh Lord, please have mercy, I've nowhere to go   When the temptation is over, please carry me home