Hymnal and Liturgies of the Moravian Church ‎#336

336. Father, Now Thy Sinful Child

1 Father, now Thy sinful child
Through Thy love is reconciled.
By Thy pardoning grace I live;
Daily still I cry, Forgive.

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

3 Pardon, Lord, and are there those
Who my debtors are, or foes?
I, who by forgiveness live,
Here their trespasses forgive.

4 Much forgiven, may I learn
Love for hatred to return;
Then assured my heart shall be,
Thou, my God, hast pardoned me. Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: Father, now Thy sinful child
• Title: Father, Now Thy Sinful Child
• Author: Josiah Conder, 1789-1855 (1836, a.)
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1969
• Topic: The Life in Christ: Faith and Justification

Tune Information

• Name: HERRNHUT
• Composer: J. Thommen (1745)
• Meter: 7.7.7.7. Trochiac
• Key: E♭ Major
• Source: Herrnhut, c. 1735. J. Thommen, 1745; C. Gregor Choralbuch, 1784. a.

Tune Information:

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