1. “Forgive our sins, as we forgive,”
you taught us, Lord, to pray;
but you alone can give us grace
to live the words we say.
2. How can your pardon reach and bless
the unforgiving heart
that broods on wrongs and will not let
old bitterness depart?
3. In blazing light your cross reveals
the truth we dimly know;
how small the debts men owe to us;
how great our debt to you.
4. Lord, cleanse the depths within our souls,
and bid resentment cease;
then, reconciled to God and man,
our lives will spread your peace.
