Uplifted Voices ‎#29

29. Forgiveness E’en for Me

1 Dear Lord, wilt Thou grant peace to me?
Can this be true, oh, can there be
To such as me forgiveness giv’n, forgiveness giv’n?
My life is full of stains and scars,
I dare not look up to the stars,
Or bear the searching light of heav’n,
The searching light of heav’n.

2 Thou knowest all my guilty past,
How black with sin my life’s o’ercast,
How from Thy way I did depart, I did depart.
Thou said’st to me “Go thou in peace!”
And even now the longings cease,
That e’er before throbbed in my heart,
That e’er throbbed in my heart.

3 Oh, Master, through my falling tears,
I see the shame of other years,
Forever from me pass away, now pass away.
I sit in wonder at Thy feet,
Still wondering at the mercy sweet,
That brings to me this blessed day,
That brings this blessed day.

Text Information

• First Line: Dear Lord, will Thou grant peace to me?
• Title: Forgiveness E’en for Me
• Author: William H. Gardner
• Publication Date: 1901

Tune Information

• Name: [Dear Lord, will Thou grant peace to me]
• Composer: Edwin Moore