for­give

The phrase "for­give" resonates through 20 hymns, touching hearts across generations.

for­give· 20 hymns found
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Now we fain would serve Thee bet­ter,
If I’ve turned in disd­ain from the help­less away,
At Christ­mas time, at Christ­mas time.
Jesus is mer­ci­ful,
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O re­turn ye un­to God!
He was sor­ry for us all;
Give us this day our dai­ly bread,
If I have walked in my own will­ful way,
If I have walked in my own will­ful way,
He’ll ease thee of thy bur­den, make thee whole;
Bend from Heav’n, Thy dwell­ing place;
Those who, re­pent­ant, pray for sal­va­tion,
Look up­on this cou­ple, deep­en their com­mit­ments;
Fall at His feet, His mer­cy en­treat;
Purged from ev­ery guil­ty stain.
Through His ab­ound­ing grace:
But Je­sus died that sin­ful men might live,
But Je­sus died that sin­ful men might live,
Help us to feed up­on Thy Word;

for­give

Loving Je­sus, we have hurt Thee,
I am bow­ing be­fore Thee in pe­ni­tence now,
Live and let live at Christ­mas time;
All who will come to Him,
Which was my sin though it were done be­fore?
And re­mem­ber them no more;
If up­on His name we call.
As we for­give our debt­ors.
If I have ut­tered idle words or vain,
If I have ut­tered idle words or vain,
Believe on Him, and thou shalt sure­ly live.
When we in Thy tem­ple meet,
Tell it with glad­ness, speak of it ev­er,
Fill them with your Spir­it, give them gifts for liv­ing:
Bid Him come in, He’ll cleanse you from sin;
Cleanse me, cleanse me, Lord, with­in!
Of those that seek His face.
Father, Fa­ther,
Father, Fa­ther,
And let Thy truth with­in us live.

Righteous Father, We Have Wronged Thee

lyricist: William Draper, 1916
Composer: William Boyce, ca 1765
Hymn 1

...Now we fain would serve Thee bet­ter,

O for­give us what is past.

Loving Je­sus, we have hurt Thee,...

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Now we fain would serve Thee bet­ter,

O for­give us what is past.

Loving Je­sus, we have hurt Thee,

Righteous Father, We Have Wronged Thee

O Father, Forgive!

lyricist: Stella Thompson, 1913
Composer: Minnis Hayes
Hymn 2

...If I’ve turned in disd­ain from the help­less away,

Oh! for­give, Thou blest Fa­ther of all!

I am bow­ing be­fore Thee in pe­ni­tence now,...

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If I’ve turned in disd­ain from the help­less away,

Oh! for­give, Thou blest Fa­ther of all!

I am bow­ing be­fore Thee in pe­ni­tence now,

O Father, Forgive!

At Christmas Time (Metcalf)

lyricist: Alice Metcalf, 1899
Composer: Daniel Towner
Hymn 3

...At Christ­mas time, at Christ­mas time.

Give and for­give at Christ­mas time;

Live and let live at Christ­mas time;...

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At Christ­mas time, at Christ­mas time.

Give and for­give at Christ­mas time;

Live and let live at Christ­mas time;

At Christmas Time (Metcalf)

Jesus Is Merciful

lyricist: Lee Dee, 1877
Composer: William Giffe
Hymn 4

...Jesus is mer­ci­ful,

Free to for­give

All who will come to Him,...

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Jesus is mer­ci­ful,

Free to for­give

All who will come to Him,

Jesus Is Merciful

Wilt Thou Forgive?

lyricist: John Donne (1573–1631)
Composer: Johann Bach (1685–1750)
Hymn 5

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Wilt Thou for­give that sin, by man be­gun,

Which was my sin though it were done be­fore?...

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Wilt Thou for­give that sin, by man be­gun,

Which was my sin though it were done be­fore?

Wilt Thou Forgive?

Though Your Sins Be as Scarlet

lyricist: Fanny Crosby, 1887
Composer: Howard Doane
Hymn 6

...O re­turn ye un­to God!

He’ll for­give your trans­gress­ions,

And re­mem­ber them no more;...

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O re­turn ye un­to God!

He’ll for­give your trans­gress­ions,

And re­mem­ber them no more;

Though Your Sins Be as Scarlet

Then Tell Jesus

lyricist: Youth’s Companion, 1871
Composer: Zimri Parvin, 1872
Hymn 7

...He was sor­ry for us all;

He’ll for­give us, He’ll for­give us,

If up­on His name we call....

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He was sor­ry for us all;

He’ll for­give us, He’ll for­give us,

If up­on His name we call.

Then Tell Jesus

...Give us this day our dai­ly bread,

And for­give us our debts,

As we for­give our debt­ors....

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Give us this day our dai­ly bread,

And for­give us our debts,

As we for­give our debt­ors.

The Lord’s Prayer

An Evening Prayer

Composer: Maude Battersby, ca. 1911
Hymn 9

...If I have walked in my own will­ful way,

Dear Lord, for­give!

If I have ut­tered idle words or vain,...

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If I have walked in my own will­ful way,

Dear Lord, for­give!

If I have ut­tered idle words or vain,

An Evening Prayer

An Evening Prayer

Composer: Maude Battersby, ca. 1911
Hymn 10

...If I have walked in my own will­ful way,

Dear Lord, for­give!

If I have ut­tered idle words or vain,...

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If I have walked in my own will­ful way,

Dear Lord, for­give!

If I have ut­tered idle words or vain,

An Evening Prayer

Go and Tell Jesus (Gibbs)

lyricist: Fanny Crosby, 1875
Composer: Theodore Seward
Hymn 11

...He’ll ease thee of thy bur­den, make thee whole;

Look up to Him, He on­ly can for­give;

Believe on Him, and thou shalt sure­ly live....

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He’ll ease thee of thy bur­den, make thee whole;

Look up to Him, He on­ly can for­give;

Believe on Him, and thou shalt sure­ly live.

Go and Tell Jesus (Gibbs)

God of Pity, God of Grace

lyricist: Eliza Morris, 1858
Composer: Samuel Wesley (1810–1876)
Hymn 12

...Bend from Heav’n, Thy dwell­ing place;

Hear, for­give, and save.

When we in Thy tem­ple meet,...

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Bend from Heav’n, Thy dwell­ing place;

Hear, for­give, and save.

When we in Thy tem­ple meet,

God of Pity, God of Grace

Tell It with Gladness

lyricist: Herbert Hogan, 1902
Composer: Charles Gabriel
Hymn 13

...Those who, re­pent­ant, pray for sal­va­tion,

Jesus will free­ly hear and for­give.

Tell it with glad­ness, speak of it ev­er,...

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Those who, re­pent­ant, pray for sal­va­tion,

Jesus will free­ly hear and for­give.

Tell it with glad­ness, speak of it ev­er,

Tell It with Gladness

God, in Joy We Gather

lyricist: Carolyn Gillette, 1998
Composer: John Dykes, 1861
Hymn 14

...Look up­on this cou­ple, deep­en their com­mit­ments;

As you for­give us, teach them to for­give.

Fill them with your Spir­it, give them gifts for liv­ing:...

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Look up­on this cou­ple, deep­en their com­mit­ments;

As you for­give us, teach them to for­give.

Fill them with your Spir­it, give them gifts for liv­ing:

God, in Joy We Gather

Only Believe (Tuttle)

lyricist: J. B. Tuttle, 1881
Composer: Edwin Excell
Hymn 15

...Fall at His feet, His mer­cy en­treat;

See how He waits to free­ly for­give;

Bid Him come in, He’ll cleanse you from sin;...

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Fall at His feet, His mer­cy en­treat;

See how He waits to free­ly for­give;

Bid Him come in, He’ll cleanse you from sin;

Only Believe (Tuttle)

O’er Jerusalem Thou Weepest

lyricist: Anna Hoppe,1918
Composer: Genevan Psalter, 1551
Hymn 16

...Purged from ev­ery guil­ty stain.

Oh, for­give, for­give my sin!

Cleanse me, cleanse me, Lord, with­in!...

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Purged from ev­ery guil­ty stain.

Oh, for­give, for­give my sin!

Cleanse me, cleanse me, Lord, with­in!

O’er Jerusalem Thou Weepest

Sinners, the Voice of God Regard

lyricist: John Fawcett, 1782
Composer: John Calkin, 1875
Hymn 17

...Through His ab­ound­ing grace:

His mer­cy will the guilt for­give

Of those that seek His face....

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Through His ab­ound­ing grace:

His mer­cy will the guilt for­give

Of those that seek His face.

Sinners, the Voice of God Regard

My Prayer

lyricist: Virgil Stamps, 1922
Composer: Adger Pace
Hymn 18

...But Je­sus died that sin­ful men might live,

So in His name I ask Thee to for­give.

Father, Fa­ther,...

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But Je­sus died that sin­ful men might live,

So in His name I ask Thee to for­give.

Father, Fa­ther,

My Prayer

My Prayer

lyricist: Virgil Stamps, 1922
Composer: Adger Pace
Hymn 19

...But Je­sus died that sin­ful men might live,

So in His name I ask Thee to for­give.

Father, Fa­ther,...

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But Je­sus died that sin­ful men might live,

So in His name I ask Thee to for­give.

Father, Fa­ther,

My Prayer

Dismiss Us with Thy Blessing, Lord

lyricist: Joseph Hart, 1762
Composer: Lowell Mason, 1830
Hymn 20

...Help us to feed up­on Thy Word;

All that has been amiss, for­give,

And let Thy truth with­in us live....

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Help us to feed up­on Thy Word;

All that has been amiss, for­give,

And let Thy truth with­in us live.

Dismiss Us with Thy Blessing, Lord

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