Adventist Pioneer Library

The Christian — Faith, Hope, and Charity

Think gently of the erring one

  • No. 672
  • Metre C. M.
  • Words Mrs. Fletcher.
  • 3 stanzas
  • Words only in the original

Words

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1

Think gently of the erring one,And let us not forget,However darkly stained by sin,He is our brother yet.

2

Heir of the same inheritance,Child of the self-same God;He hath but stumbled in the pathWe have in weakness trod.

3

Forget not thou hast often sinned,And sinful yet must be:Deal gently with the erring one,As God has dealt with thee.

About this hymn

As printed Words only. As printed: hymn number «672» (large) in the right column of p. 218, under hymn 671, with the reference line «179, 201, 204.» in italic figures beside it (sing to the tunes of hymns 179 ORTONVILLE, 201 LITCHFIELD or 204 AVON, all C. M.; no meter is printed — the four lines 8.6.8.6 are C. M., like the referenced tunes). Stanzas numbered «1»–«3» without periods (written «1.»–«3.» here, as in the other deliveries of this book); lines 2 and 4 indented. The first word «THINK» is set in capitals and small capitals; written «Think». «Mrs. Fletcher.» in italics, right-aligned after stanza 3. The print sets a thin space before «;» and «:» («God ;», «be :»); it is closed up here. Spelling («self-same»), punctuation and capitals are the print's.

Source
The Seventh-day Adventist Hymn and Tune Book (Battle Creek: Review & Herald, 1886/1888)
Where
The Christian — Faith, Hope, and Charity · No. 672 · printed page 218
Checked
lyrics verified (fork reading; parent check pending) · 2026-10-02