Father, Whose Love We Have Wronged

lyricist: Vincent Coles (1845–1929)
Composer: Horatio Branscombe

Father

whose love

We have wronged by trans­gress­ion

Christ

who wast nailed for our sins on the tree

Spirit

who giv­est the grace of re­pent­ance;

Hear us

we pray Thee

good Lord.

Jesu

ad­or­able Sav­ior of sin­ners

Author of p­en­itence

Hope of our souls

Plentiful Fount­ain of grace and com­pass­ion;

Hear us

we pray Thee

good Lord.

Thou who didst empty Thy­self of Thy glo­ry

Thou who Thy par­ents on earth didst ob­ey

Thou who for our sake en­duredst temp­ta­tion

Hear us

we pray Thee

good Lord.

Thou who hast shown us the love of the Fa­ther

Meeting with mer­cy the pro­di­gal son

Sonship and home to the lost one re­stor­ing

Hear us

we pray Thee

good Lord.

Jesu

who once by the well to the sin­ner

Clearly the sins of her heart did r­eveal

Leading her gent­ly to faith and re­pent­ance

Hear us

we pray Thee

good Lord.

Thou who didst en­ter the house of Zac­che­us

Blessing his faith and ac­cept­ing his love

When for wrong­do­ing he made res­ti­tu­tion

Hear us

we pray Thee

good Lord.

Christ

with the Twelve

The last Pass­ov­er keep­ing

Ere on the cross the true Lamb should be slain

Sacrifice of­fered for all and for ev­er

Hear us

we pray Thee

good Lord.

Jesu

alone with the blood-sweat up­on Thee

Jesu

in ago­ny bowed to the earth

Jesu

Thy will to the Fa­ther re­sign­ing

Hear us

we pray Thee

good Lord.

Jesu

from An­nas to Cai­aphas hur­ried

Blindfolded

strick­en

and false­ly ac­cused

Rudely blas­phemed

and

Declared a blas­phem­er

Hear us

we pray Thee

good Lord.

Jesu

de­nied by Thine ea­ger Apos­tle

Whom with a look Thou

Didst straight­way re­call

Moving him straight­way

To tears and con­tri­tion;

Hear us

we pray Thee

good Lord.

Thou who wast wound­ed

To heal our trans­gress­ion

Lifted on high to draw all men to Thee

There on the cross in Thy ma­jes­ty reign­ing

Hear us

we pray Thee

good Lord.

That Thou wouldst draw us

To heart­felt con­tri­tion

That Thou wouldst help us our sins to con­fess

That Thou wouldst grant us

The grace of amend­ment

Hear us

we pray Thee

good Lord.

That we may bring forth

Works meet for re­pent­ance

That we give place to the de­vil no more

That Thou wouldst lead us

To sure per­sev­er­ance

Hear us

we pray Thee

good Lord.

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