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Advent Hymnals

Hymns about forgiveness

43 hymns in 6 hymnals.

SDA Hymnal

  1. 48Softly Now the Light of DayFades upon our sight away;
  2. 53All Praise to TheeAll praise to Thee, my God, this night
  3. 109Marvelous GraceMarvelous grace of our loving Lord
  4. 114There's a WidenessThere's a wideness in God's mercy
  5. 297God Be Merciful to MeGod, be merciful to me, On Thy grace I rest my plea
  6. 299Forgive Our Sins as We ForgiveYou taught us, Lord, to pray;
  7. 521Depth of MercyDepth of mercy! can there be

Church Hymnal

  1. 31Eternal Father, God of LoveWhose power extends to all above,
  2. 48Softly Now the Light of DayFades upon my sight away;
  3. 56Again at Evening's Solemn HourWe bow before Thy throne,

Christ in Song

  1. 4At the DoorThe mistakes of my life are many
  2. 8Whiter Than SnowBlessed be the fountain of blood
  3. 17Though Your Sins Be as ScarletThey shall be as white as snow;
  4. 26Cover with His Life"Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven
  5. 82PenitenceWords being added
  6. 124My Sins Are All Taken AwayI was sad and death my soul of its sorrows

Hymns and Tunes 1886

  1. 75Jehovah, God, thy gracious powerOn every hand we see;
  2. 88My soul, repeat His praiseWhose mercies are so great;
  3. 90O, bless the Lord, my soulLet all within me join,
  4. 159Gracious Spirit, Love divineLet thy light within me shine;
  5. 185Let all the heathen writers joinTo form one perfect book;
  6. 197God's law demands our living faithAnd we a crowd of lifeless creeds;
  7. 230How sweet upon this sacred dayThe best of all the seven,
  8. 245Closing Sabbath! Ah, how soonHave thy sacred moments fled!
  9. 257Bless us with thy blessing, LordHelp us to feed upon thy word;
  10. 308What grace, O Lord, and beauty shoneAround thy steps below;
  11. 321Would Jesus have the sinner die?Why hangs he then on yonder tree?
  12. 324See! through his holy hands and feetSee! through his holy hands and feet The cruel nails they drive
  13. 335There is a dear and hallowed spotThere is a dear and hallowed spot, Faint and bleeding, who is He?
  14. 357The sprinkled blood is speakingBe—fore the Father's throne,
  15. 429With broken heart and contrite sighWith broken heart and contrite sigh, A trembling sinner, Lord, I cry
  16. 432Forgive us, Lord! to thee we cryForgive us thy matchless grace;
  17. 438Washed White as SnowTho' my sins were once like crimson, To him clean my feet were laid
  18. 445Lord! at Thy Feet We Humbly LieAnd knock at mercy's door;
  19. 457Depth of mercy! can there beMercy still reserved for me?
  20. 467Bringing in the SheavesSowing in the morning

Hymns and Tunes 1876

  1. 109Show pity, Lord, O Lord, forgive!Let a repenting sinner live;
  2. 116Return, O wanderer, returnAnd seek thy Father's face;
  3. 137How happy every child of graceWho knows his sins forgiven!
  4. 149Arise, my soul, ariseShake off thy guilty fears;
  5. 520Hymn 520THE sprinkled blood is speaking
  6. 530Old HundredDISMISS us with thy blessing, Lord

Hymns for God’s Peculiar People

  1. 11Lord's PrayerOur Father who in heaven art