Forgive, O Father!

Forgive

O Fa­ther! Je­sus cries;

Lord

may Thy pray­er for us arise;

Cleanse us from our trans­gress­ion:

Our guilt Thou know­est―Thou alone;

Accept

Lord

our con­fess­ion.

Grant us ere long in para­dise

On Thee to rest our joy­ful eyes;

This hope Thy death pro­cur­èd:

We had those dy­ing pains de­served

Which thy great love en­dur­èd.

Lord

by the thought of all Thy pain

Turn us from plea­sures false and vain;

Our love to Thee awak­en

O Thou for us upon the cross

Awhile of God for­sak­en!

When Thou in death didst bow Thine head

Thou crièd­est

It is fin­ish­èd

The work of our sal­va­tion:

Oh who can wor­thi­ly praise Thee

Our great pro­pi­ti­ation!