FORGIVE AND FORGET

Seventh-Day Adventist Publishing Association · Battle Creek, Mich. · Thursday, January 29, 1880

FromThe Review and Herald, Vol. 55, No. 5

FORGIVE AND FORGET.

Forgive and forget, no matter who wronged you, Or injured with malice, or envy, or threat; Don't stop to think over the trials that thronged you; Look forward, and seek all past ills to forget.

Forgive and forget; your hopes may be blighted, And friendship you trusted would all else outlive May sadly have failed you; but, though you are slighted By those you held truest and dearest, forgive.

Forgive and forget; your heart may be weary With burdens, your eyelids with tears may be wet; Though others' unkindness makes all your life dreary, Oh! freely forgive them, and try to forget.

Forgive and forget, while sadly you wander, Disheartened, discouraged, nor stop to regret All your troubles, but look to that fair country yonder, Where Christ all your sins will forgive and forget.

—Selected.