Forgiveness! ’tis a joyful sound
To guilty sinner doomed to die:
We’d publish it the world around,
And gladly shout it through the sky.

‘Tis the rich gift of Love Divine!
Effacing fully every crime:
Unbounded shall its glories shine,
And know no change by changing time.

For this stupendous gift of Heaven
What grateful honors shall we show?
Where much transgression is forgiven,
May love with fervent ardor glow!