FORGIVENESS
Lord, how does this bleeding heart
Learn to forgive the hurtful words
Or those who would tear me apart
By all they’ve said and done to me
Their acts have stabbed a part of me
Abuse and selfishness have reigned
This pain, I feel please set me free
That I might stand and shine Thy light
So, take me back unto that cross
You bore my guilt and paid my price
That I might understand Your loss
The price You paid forgiving me
If I could see me as I am
Compared to perfect righteousness
So undeserving of the lamb
Who gave his life full sacrifice
Oh, then dear Lord, I’d see mankind
Through eyes filled with Your love
Forgiving Spirit then I could find
For every act and every word
So let me have this heart of Yours
To reach a bitter world in pain
So joy and love and peace outpours
To shine Your light of hope through me.