6569. Think Gently of the Erring One

1. Think gently of the erring one;
O let us not forget,
However darkly stained by sin,
He is our brother yet!

2. Heir of the same inheritance,
Child of the selfsame God,
He hath but stumbled in the path
We have in weakness trod.

3. Speak gently to the erring ones:
We yet may lead them back,
With holy words, and tones of love,
From misery’s thorny track.

4. Forget not, brother, thou hast sinned,
And sinful yet may’st be;
Deal gently with the erring heart,
As God has dealt with thee.

Text Information
First Line: Think gently of the erring one
Title: Think Gently of the Erring One
Author: Julia A. Carney (1844)
Meter: CM
Language: English
Source: First printed in the Gospel Advocate
Copyright: Public Domain
Tune Information
Name: ST. MARK
Composer: Henry John Gauntlett, 1805-1876
Meter: CM
Incipit: 35554 44333 33222
Key: D Major
Copyright: Public Domain



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