Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do.
Luke 23:34
Words: William C. Martin, in Redemption Hymns, edited by Rufus Cornelius (Fort Worth, Texas: R. H. Cornelius, 1915).
Music: Rufus H. Cornelius (🔊 pdf nwc).
When the Shepherd went seeking
The wandering sheep,
He was seeking for you;
He was seeking for me.
When He prayed that the Father
Might shelter and keep,
He was praying for you;
He was praying for me.
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For you, for me,
He labored and suffered
And died on the tree;
For you, for me,
For you and for me,
For you and for me.
When He drank of the cup that
He dreaded to drink,
He was thinking of you;
He was thinking of me.
When the grave lay before and
He stepped from the brink,
He was dying for you;
He was dying for me.
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When He prayed, O forgive, they
Know not what they do,
He was praying for you;
He was praying for me.
And He now intercedes with
The Father for you,
Interceding for you,
Interceding for me.
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