Righteous Father, We Have Wronged Thee

Righteous Fa­ther

we have wronged Thee

Underfoot Thy laws have cast:

Now we fain would serve Thee bet­ter

O for­give us what is past.

Loving Je­sus

we have hurt Thee

Yielded to temp­ta­tion’s blast:

Now we long to stand more firm­ly

O for­give us what is past.

Holy Spir­it

we have grieved Thee

Sin and death have held us fast:

Now we yearn for life and free­dom

O for­give us what is past.

Father

Son

and Ho­ly Spir­it

God eter­nal

first and last

Penitent we kneel be­fore Thee

O for­give us all the past.