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118 | Christ in Song#119 | 120 |
Text: | Forgive My Doubts |
Author: | W. Gladden |
Tune: | ST. LEONARD |
Composer: | Henry Hiles |
1 Forgive, O Lord, the doubts that break
Thy promises to me;
Forgive me that I fail to take
My pardon, full and free.
I sought to put my sins away,
I strove to do Thy will,
And yet, whene'er I tried to pray,
My heart was doubting still.
2 I tho't that Thou with jealous eyes
Wast watching me alway,
My deeds to mark, my steps to spy,
Whene'er I went astray;
I hoped that when, by days and years
Of service and of prayer,
I had besought Thy grace with tears,
Thy mercy I might share.
3 Forgive, O Father, this my sin,
This jealous, doubting heart;
For when men seek Thy love to win,
And choose the better part,
I know that, swifter than the light
Leaps earthward from the sun,
Thy pard'ning love,
Thy rescuing might,
Speed down to ev'ry one.
Text Information | |
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First Line: | Forgive, O Lord, the doubts that break |
Title: | Forgive My Doubts |
Author: | W. Gladden |
Language: | English |
Publication Date: | 1908 |
Topic: | Invitation and Repentance; Invitation and Repentance: Returning to God |
Tune Information | |
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Name: | ST. LEONARD |
Composer: | Henry Hiles |
Meter: | C. M. D. |
Key: | G Major |