Sinner down on my knees
As I kneel before your throne, Father,
forgive me for the sins I have committed today.
I am sorry for what I have done
and I don't know what to say.
It seems I repeat the same sins time and time again
without regard for how they hurt you, My Lord,
and even after I say I won't ever again
it seems my own words I have ignored.
Father, I don't know why I can't stop sinning
The excuse "I'm only human" seems so weak.
but the shame I feel weighs me down constantly
your forgiveness is what I now tearfully seek.
Forgive me for being human, My Lord,
forgive me for judging before I knew all the facts
forgive me for not forgiving others as I know I should
and especially forgive me for not showing You in all my acts.
So here I am yet again, my eyes downcast
and my heart heavy, my mind ashamed to have strayed
from Your Presence so many times over the years
but with Your blood my sins have been repaid.
And so I am at Your throne now, praising Your name
with a heart lightened and a mind at ease,
miraculously allowed to be in Your Presence
even though I am only a sinner down on my knees.
As I kneel before your throne, Father,
forgive me for the sins I have committed today.
I am sorry for what I have done
and I don't know what to say.
It seems I repeat the same sins time and time again
without regard for how they hurt you, My Lord,
and even after I say I won't ever again
it seems my own words I have ignored.
Father, I don't know why I can't stop sinning
The excuse "I'm only human" seems so weak.
but the shame I feel weighs me down constantly
your forgiveness is what I now tearfully seek.
Forgive me for being human, My Lord,
forgive me for judging before I knew all the facts
forgive me for not forgiving others as I know I should
and especially forgive me for not showing You in all my acts.
So here I am yet again, my eyes downcast
and my heart heavy, my mind ashamed to have strayed
from Your Presence so many times over the years
but with Your blood my sins have been repaid.
And so I am at Your throne now, praising Your name
with a heart lightened and a mind at ease,
miraculously allowed to be in Your Presence
even though I am only a sinner down on my knees.
