Adventist Pioneer Library

The Sinner — Repentance and Acceptance

Lord, forgive me, day by day

  • No. 460
  • Words Josiah Conder.
  • 3 stanzas
  • Words only in the original

Words

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1

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

2

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

3

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.

Source
The Seventh-day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book (Battle Creek: Review & Herald, 1886/1888)
Where
The Sinner — Repentance and Acceptance · No. 460 · printed page 148
Checked
lyrics verified (fork reading; parent check pending) · 2026-10-01