The Sinner — Repentance and Acceptance

Lord, forgive me, day by day

No. 460
Words Josiah Conder.
Singing key G major
3 stanzas

Sung to HART (hymn 272)

Words

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Lord, forgive me, day by day,Debts I cannot hope to pay;Duties I have left undone,Evils I have failed to shun;

Trespasses in word or thought;Deeds from evil motive wrought;Cold ingratitude; distrust;Thoughts unhallowed, or unjust.

Much forgiven, may I learnLove for hatred to return;Then assured my heart shall beThou, my God, hast pardoned me.

About this hymn

As printed Words only. As printed: hymn number «460» (large) in the right column of p. 148, under «Anon.» (end of hymn 459), with the italic reference line «720, 272, 480.» (= sing to the tunes of hymns 720, 272 or 480) beside the number; three stanzas, numbered «1»–«3»; «Josiah Conder.» in italics, right-aligned after stanza 3 at the foot of the column. The first word «LORD» is set in capitals and small capitals. All four lines of each stanza are set flush. The print sets a thin space before «;» («pay ;», «shun ;», «thought ;», «wrought ;», «ingratitude ;», «distrust ;», «return ;»); it is closed up here, and the double space after «ingratitude;» is reduced to one. No meter is printed (the text is 7s, like the tunes referred to). Spelling and punctuation are the print's.