I forgive you

I forgive you

by Joel Howard

John 20:22-23 "He breathed on them and said, if you forgive the sins of any, they are forgiven them, if you withhold forgiveness from any, it is withheld."

I forgive 

I forgive

I forgive this world

I forgive my sons

I forgive my daughters

I forgive my fathers

I forgive my mothers

I forgive my sisters

I forgive my brothers

I forgive my friends

I forgive my enemies

I forgive my superiors

I forgive my leaders

I forgive my country

I forgive my world

If anyone I've missed

I forgive them four fold

I forgive my spouse

I forgive my kin

I forgive them once

I forgive each again

And in place of bondage

To what I'd have them do

I turn and kiss

And say

"I forgive you"

Be released

Be free too

Friend and foe

I forgive now you

I forgive myself

I forgive you God

I forgive this world

For what it has not

And I curse the root

Of bitterness too

For all this world

Cannot do

For all this world

Will never for me do

I condemn my past

In its bitter pleas

For how it did not

Please just me

I condemn the ways

I complain again

And turn the other cheek

Now again

This road asked me

For just a mile

I turn and walk 

Two in style

I cannot hold

The sins of men

Against them

Against them

And as I turn

The other cheek

Like sinners 'fore

I now see

Jesus too says

I will neither condemn

You 'fore who

All now bend

And relinquish

Judgements

Drop their stones

Now you're forgiven

Welcome home!

Now you're forgiven

Welcome home

Instead of pointing 

To others move

This one thing

I choose, I do

I'll mind my work

I'll go my way

And to others 

Once enemies I say

I cannot say

You must do

For me what only 

Christ must do

So friend, and foe

Whoever you

I forgive

Forgive now you

Yes I forgive

I forgive you