Jesus was a man who lived among men
Til 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
And what he asked you then, well I now ask you too
Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do.
Now most of us are troubled and cannot understand
Anything that doesn't fall into our scheme or plan
But we have made the rules and we must share the blame
For it's we who make outsiders and we who call them names
So while we're praying for them what we really ought to do
Is say: Father, forgive them, but please forgive us too.
