Scripture Verse

Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do. Luke 23:34

Introduction

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Rufus Cornelius
(1872–1933)

Words: Will­iam C. Mar­tin, in Re­demp­tion Hymns, ed­it­ed by Ru­fus Cor­ne­li­us (Fort Worth, Tex­as: R. H. Cor­ne­li­us, 1915).

Music: Ru­fus H. Cor­ne­li­us (🔊 pdf nwc).

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William Martin (1864–1914)

Lyrics

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.

Refrain

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.

Refrain

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.

Refrain