Hymns and Tunes 1886 432
Forgive us, Lord! to thee we cry
1Forgive us, Lord! to thee we cry; Forgive us thy matchless grace; On thee alone our souls rely: Be thou our strength and righteousness.
2Forgive thou us, as we forgive; The ills we suffer from our foes; Restore us, Lord! and bid us live; O! let us not in arms repose.
3Forgive us, for our guilt is great! Our wretched souls in merit boast; For foreign mercy still we wait, And ask but in the Saviour's name.
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The verse
- Meter
- 33
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- iambic (da-DUM) · 38% of beats fit
- Rhyme
- A
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Verse 1
Forgive us, Lord! to thee we cry; Forgive us thy matchless grace; On thee alone our souls rely: Be thou our strength and righteousness.˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/??/˘/˘//˘/˘/˘//˘/˘/˘˘33A
Verse 2
Forgive thou us, as we forgive; The ills we suffer from our foes; Restore us, Lord! and bid us live; O! let us not in arms repose.˘//˘˘˘˘/˘/˘/˘˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘˘˘/˘/33A
Verse 3
Forgive us, for our guilt is great! Our wretched souls in merit boast; For foreign mercy still we wait, And ask but in the Saviour's name.˘/˘˘/˘/˘//˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘˘˘/˘˘/35A
Counted by machine from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. It cannot hear emphasis or a poet’s licence, so treat it as a place to start reading, not the last word.