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SDA Hymnal 299

Forgive Our Sins as We Forgive

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1"Forgive our sins as we forgive,"
You taught us, Lord, to pray;
But You alone can grant us grace
To live the words we say.

2How can Your pardon reach and bless
The unforgiving heart
That broods on wrongs and will not let
Old bitterness depart?

3In blazing light Your cross reveals
The truth we dimly knew:
How trivial our debts to us;
How great our debt to You!

4Lord, cleanse the depths with us;
Bid resentment cease;
Then, by Your mercy reconciled,
Our lives will spread Your peace.

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The verse

Meter: 9.6.8.6
Foot: iambic (da-DUM) · 46% of beats fit
Rhyme: ABCB

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Verse 1

"Forgive our sins as we forgive,"˘//˘/˘˘˘/9A

You taught us, Lord, to pray;˘/˘/˘/6B

But You alone can grant us grace˘˘˘/˘/˘/8C

To live the words we say.˘/˘/˘/6B

Verse 2

How can Your pardon reach and bless/˘˘/˘/˘/8A

The unforgiving heart˘˘˘/˘/6B

That broods on wrongs and will not let˘/˘/˘˘˘/8C

Old bitterness depart?//˘˘˘/6B

Verse 3

In blazing light Your cross reveals˘/˘/˘/˘/8A

The truth we dimly knew:˘/˘/˘/6B

How trivial our debts to us;//˘˘/˘/˘˘9C

How great our debt to You!///˘/˘˘7B

Verse 4

Lord, cleanse the depths with us;//˘/˘˘6A

Bid resentment cease;/˘/˘/5B

Then, by Your mercy reconciled,/˘˘/˘/˘/8C

Our lives will spread Your peace./˘/˘/˘/7B

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.