Dear Father, help me to forgive

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1 Dear Father, help me to forgive,
As I would be forgiven:
Thus only can I pray to Thee,
Father, who art in heaven.

2 If some have done me grievous wrong,
What wrong things I have done!
But Thou hast taught us to forgive,
through Jesus Christ, Thy Son.

Amen.

Source: Sing for Joy: a songbook for young children #26

Author: George W. Briggs

George Wallace Briggs is a Canon of Worcester Cathedral and one of the most distinguished British hymn writers and hymnologists of today. Six of his hymns appear in the Episcopal Hymnal of 1940 (American). Another hymn on the Bible entitled "Word of the living God" was written for the 25th Anniversary of the British Bible Reading Fellowship and was sung in Westminster Abbey on June 5, 1947. It has been widely used since that time. Canon Briggs is a leading member of the Hymn Society of Great Britain and Ireland. He is also the composer of several hymn times, six of which have appeared in British hymnals. In addition to his work as a clergy man of the Church of England and an hymnologist, he has interest himself actively in the field of reli… Go to person page >

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First Line: Dear Father, help me to forgive
Author: George W. Briggs

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Sing for Joy #26

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