“Father,
forgive… they know not what they do…”
Was
His most fervent plea;
His
heart was broken for me and for you,
He
died to set us free!
His duty
to the Father behooved Him
To
rescue us from sin;
His
pity for sinners surely moved Him
To
die there for all men.
“Father,
forgive… they know not what they do…”
Was
His most fervent plea;
His
heart was broken for me and for you,
He
died to set us free!
No sinful
word had He in life spoken,
He
did not one thing wrong;
In all
His deeds not one law was broken,
In
faith He pressed along.
“Father,
forgive… they know not what they do…”
Was
His most fervent plea;
His
heart was broken for me and for you,
He
died to set us free!
They
railed on Him at the foot of His Cross,
They
mocked and wagged their heads;
For
poor sinful man He suffered such loss:
They
wanted Jesus dead.
“Father,
forgive… they know not what they do…”
Was
His most fervent plea;
His
heart was broken for me and for you,
He
died to set us free!
As He
looked upon the people that day
His
own from Him withdrew;
“Father,
forgive… take their sins all away…
They
know not what they do.”
“Father,
forgive… they know not what they do…”
Was
His most fervent plea;
His
heart was broken for me and for you,
He
died to set us free!
Where
would we be without what He did then?
Who’d
take our sins away?
Think
of what He did to save you from sin!
Come
to the Lord today!
“Father,
forgive… they know not what they do…”
Was
His most fervent plea;
His
heart was broken for me and for you,
He
died to set us free!
H. L. Gradowith
09-04-01