The mercy seat is an artifact in the Bible, which sat atop the Ark of the Covenant. Mercy seat may also refer to: The Throne of Mercy, also known as Throne of Grace, Christian iconography representing the Trinity Mourner's bench, a bench located in front of the chancel in Methodist and other evangelical Christian churches A misericord, a small wooden shelf on the underside of a folding seat in a church "The Mercy Seat" (song), a 1988 song by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds The Mercy Seat (play), a 2002 play by Neil LaBute The Mercy Seat, a late 1980s gospel-punk band formed by Violent Femmes singer/guitarist Gordon Gano The Mercy Seat (album), a 2000 album by Don Moen