I pray Thee to for­give

The phrase "I pray Thee to for­give" resonates through 3 hymns, touching hearts across generations.

“I pray Thee to for­give”· 3 hymns found
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I mer­it naught but death, I know,
I mer­it naught but death, I know,
But when with ear­nest sor­row

I pray Thee to for­give

On me, Thy mer­cy, Lord, be­stow,
On me, Thy mer­cy, Lord, be­stow,
Thy par­don is so per­fect,

Save Me or I Die

Composer: A. Ely, 1898
Hymn 1

...I mer­it naught but death, I know,

But I pray Thee to for­give;

On me, Thy mer­cy, Lord, be­stow,...

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I mer­it naught but death, I know,

But I pray Thee to for­give;

On me, Thy mer­cy, Lord, be­stow,

Save Me or I Die

Save Me or I Die

Composer: A. Ely, 1898
Hymn 2

...I mer­it naught but death, I know,

But I pray Thee to for­give;

On me, Thy mer­cy, Lord, be­stow,...

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I mer­it naught but death, I know,

But I pray Thee to for­give;

On me, Thy mer­cy, Lord, be­stow,

Save Me or I Die

Lord, When Through Sin I Wander

lyricist: Charles Smith, 1875
Composer: Arthur Sullivan, 1872
Hymn 3

...But when with ear­nest sor­row

I pray Thee to for­give,

Thy par­don is so per­fect,...

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But when with ear­nest sor­row

I pray Thee to for­give,

Thy par­don is so per­fect,

Lord, When Through Sin I Wander

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