Not what I did

The phrase "Not what I did" resonates through 3 hymns, touching hearts across generations.

“Not what I did”· 3 hymns found
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Yet didst Thou pray for me!
Forgive me too, Lord Je­sus,
Thou thought with love of me.

Not what I did

When ig­norant of Thee.
O depth of sweet com­pass­ion!
I know not what I do,

“Father, Forgive,” the Savior Said

lyricist: John Newton, 1779
Composer: John Camp, 1905
Hymn 1

...Yet didst Thou pray for me!

I knew not what I did, in­deed,

When ig­norant of Thee....

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Yet didst Thou pray for me!

I knew not what I did, in­deed,

When ig­norant of Thee.

“Father, Forgive,” the Savior Said

Forgive Them, O My Father

lyricist: Cecil Alexander, 1875
Composer: Melchior Teschner, 1613
Hymn 2

...Forgive me too, Lord Je­sus,

I knew not what I did.

O depth of sweet com­pass­ion!...

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Forgive me too, Lord Je­sus,

I knew not what I did.

O depth of sweet com­pass­ion!

Forgive Them, O My Father

How Shall I Look upon That Brow?

lyricist: K. Y., 1864
Composer: George Allen, 1844
Hymn 3

...Thou thought with love of me.

Alas! I knew not what I did,

I know not what I do,...

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Thou thought with love of me.

Alas! I knew not what I did,

I know not what I do,

How Shall I Look upon That Brow?

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