[Opening Plea] If Thy presence go not with us, Do not lead us from this place. What could mark a chosen people But the nearness of Thy grace? Moses stood beyond the campfire, At the tent where mercy spoke; Cloud descended at the doorway, Hope remained though vows had broke. [Refrain] Show me Thy glory, Let goodness pass near. Hide me within the cleft of the rock When holiness draws here. No mortal face may bear it, No human strength endure; Yet mercy walks before Him, Compassion strong and pure. [Verse 2] Two new tables rose at morning, Cut like those cast down before. Moses climbed again to Sinai, Forty days before the Lord. There the sacred name was sounded: Gracious, patient, rich in truth, Keeping mercy through the ages, Judging sin from root to fruit. [Bridge] He pleaded for a stiff-necked nation, Asked that God would journey still. Covenant was made and written, Law renewed by holy will. [Final Refrain] Show me Thy glory, Let goodness pass near. The mountain held the intercessor; The people waited in fear. He came with shining countenance, The tablets in his hand; Mercy had renewed the promise For the people in the sand.