Moravian Book of Worship ‎#779

779. Father, Now Your Sinful Child

1 Father, now your sinful child
through your love is reconciled.
By your pard'ning grace I live;
daily still I cry, forgive.

2 Lord, forgive me, day by day,
debts I cannot hope to pay,
duties I have left undone,
evils I have failed to shun.

3 Pardon, Lord, and are there those
who my debtors are, or foes?
I, who by forgiveness live,
here their trespasses forgive.

4 Much forgiven, may I learn
love for hatred to return;
then my heart assured shall be
you, my God, have pardoned me.

Text Information

• First Line: Father, now your sinful child
• Title: Father, Now Your Sinful Child
• Author: Josiah Conder (1836, alt.)
• Meter: 7.7.7.7. Trochaic
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1995
• Scripture:
  Genesis 50:17-20
  ;
  Matthew 6:12-15
  ;
  Luke 11:1-4
• Topic: Forgiveness; Confession of Sin; Faith; Justification

Tune Information

• Name: HERRNHUT
• Composer: John Thommen (1745)
• Meter: 7.7.7.7. Trochaic
• Key: E♭ Major
• Source: Herrnhut (c. 1735); C. Gregor Choralbuch (1784)
• Notes: 11 A in 1891 Offices of Worship and Hymns