Moen produced 11 volumes for the Hosanna! Music series of worship albums. His first album under his own name, Worship with Don Moen, was released in 1992. His music has total global sales of over five million units. He worked for Integrity Media for over 20 years, serving as creative director and president of Integrity Music, president of Integrity Label Group, and an executive producer of Integrity Music albums. He left Integrity Media in 2008 to start a new initiative, The Don Moen Company. Moen received a Dove Award for his work on the musical God with Us in addition to amassing nine nominations for his songs. Moen is also a prolific songwriter, having worked with Claire Cloninger, Paul Overstreet, Martin J. Nystrom, Randy Rothwell, Ron Kenoly, Bob Fitts, Debbye Graafsma, Paul Baloche, Tom Brooks, among many others. He has also worked with talented musicians, Justo Almario, Abraham Laboriel, Alex Acuna, and Carl Albrecht. His name is associated with some of the most well-known songs in Contemporary Christian Music. He was a student at Oral Roberts University. He lives in Nashville, Tennessee, with his wife Laura and their five children.
Moen's first album for Hosanna! Music, Give Thanks, became the label's bestseller. He followed this with a number of successful albums of his own including two, En Tú Presencia and Trono De Gracia, in Spanish. On an Asian tour in 1999 he recorded The Mercy Seat at Singapore Indoor Stadium in Singapore and Heal Our Land at Yoido Park in South Korea, which was released in 2000. One of Moen's albums, I Will Sing, was recorded at Christian Broadcasting Network.
God Will Make a Way - The Best of Don Moen was released in 2003 and features 19 greatest hits. The title song was written for his wife's sister and her husband, who lost their oldest son in an auto accident while three other children were seriously injured. Moen's most recent album, Hiding Place, became his first studio album which was recorded at Paragon Studios in Franklin, Tennessee and was released in the autumn of 2006. His new upcoming album, I Believe There Is More, will release on fall 2008 and will be his final album from Integrity Music.
Lord Have Mercy
Don Moen Lyrics
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Lord have mercy
Lord have mercy
For the prayer (that's) left unspoken
Lord have mercy
Lord have mercy
For the shame (that's) separating
Lord have mercy
In our fear and all our failing
Lord have mercy
Lord have mercy
We lift a song in the light of our need
For You are able always in all things
And in this moment we fall at Your feet
Lord have mercy
Lord have mercy
For our hurt (that's) held so deeply
Lord have mercy
Lord have mercy
For the dream (that's) lost completely
Lord have mercy
Lord have mercy
We lift a song in the light of our need
For You are able always in all things
And in this moment we fall at Your feet
Lord have mercy
Lord have mercy
Lord have mercy
Lord have mercy
Lord have mercy
Lord have mercy
We lift a song in the light of our need
For You are able always in all things
And in this moment we fall at Your feet
Lord have mercy
Lord have mercy
Lord have mercy
The lyrics to Don Moen’s song Lord Have Mercy is a plea for forgiveness to God for the hurts, pains, and failures of life. The song opens with the singer asking for mercy for the heart that is bruised and broken, and for the prayers that are left unspoken. This suggests the singer is asking for forgiveness for the failures and pains that are hidden deep within the heart, that have not been expressed through prayer or otherwise. The second verse seeks forgiveness for the shame that separates and the fears and failures of life. This verse suggests that there are things that may bring feelings of shame and separation from God or others, and the singer is asking for mercy for these things.
The chorus of the song emphasizes the need for mercy and is a declaration of faith in God's ability to provide such mercy. The singer acknowledges that God is able always in all things and falls at His feet in prayer. The last verse asks for mercy for the hurt held deeply and the dreams lost completely, acknowledging both the physical and emotional or spiritual pain that is part of the human experience. The song ends with a repeated plea for mercy from God.
Overall, the song is a message of hope to those who may have lost faith. It expresses the belief that no matter how broken or lost someone may feel, God’s mercy is always available, bringing comfort and healing.
Line by Line Meaning
For the heart (that's) bruised and broken
We ask for mercy for those whose hearts are hurt and damaged.
For the prayer (that's) left unspoken
We ask for mercy for those who have not been able to say what is in their heart.
For the shame (that's) separating
We ask for mercy for those whose shame keeps them apart from others and from God.
In our fear and all our failing
We ask for mercy in our moments of weakness and doubt.
We lift a song in the light of our need
We offer a song of gratitude and love as we ask for mercy in our time of need.
For You are able always in all things
We believe in God's infinite power and love, and we trust that mercy will be given.
And in this moment we fall at Your feet
We express our humility and surrender to God's mercy.
For our hurt (that's) held so deeply
We ask for mercy for the pain we carry within us.
For the dream (that's) lost completely
We ask for mercy for the hopelessness we feel when our dreams have been shattered.
Lord have mercy
We repeat our plea for mercy to God.
Lord have mercy
We repeat our plea for mercy to God.
Lord have mercy
We repeat our plea for mercy to God.
Lord have mercy
We repeat our plea for mercy to God.
Contributed by Parker Y. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Stelio Wilson
This song blessed me so much! May God bless your ministry. Stelio from Mozambique 🇲🇿
Bless Avadzi
How can anybody dislike this song? May God bless the singer
Jeremiah Zyambo
May the LORD from heavens have mercy indeed.... Very touching song
True Spirit
I love this song so much. ❤️
lisa mimbi
Brings back memories of old!! Thank you God for Your provision in my life!!
Anita Lucy
GOD BLESS YOU DON MOEN SIR!!!!
Evelyne Jakob
Your songs bring and contain such joy. Thank you & praise God!
DonMoenTV
God bless you Eve! Thanks for watching!
Joe Nithin
@DonMoenTV 2:00 Dream that's lost completely. God shall restore all that I've lost, but tears come to me when I see no possible way for that dream to come true. No more hope appears to me. Your songs are uplifting, yet I'm in an uncharted territory now. Please pray
MARIA SENTHIL
Lord have mercy !!!