Father Forgive Them

Jesus was a man who kept the company of men

Till he got betrayed by one of them

And surely that must have been

The biggest sin

But in his final hour, he even forgave him

And what he asked you then

Well I now ask you too

"Father, forgive them

For they know not what they do"

For they too have their cross to bear

In your love, please let them share

For Jesus would have understood

And brought them home to you

"Father, forgive them

For they know not what they do"

Now, most of us are troubled

And we cannot understand

Anything that doesn't fall into

Our scheme or plan

But it's we have made the rules

And we must share the blame

For it's we who make outsiders

And it's we who give them names

And while we're praying for them

What we really ought to do

Is say, "Father, forgive them, but please

Forgive us too"