[Verse 1: Intimate Vocals] Father, I was listening to Your word. Someone beside me was crying. I smoothed my sleeve and faced the front. Their quiet sobs fell between the prayers. I thought I had prayed well. [Pre-Chorus: Quiet Rising Tension] On the way home, I felt again that touch upon my sleeve. Lord Jesus, I heard Your word. I did not turn. [Chorus: Restrained Prayer] Father, forgive me my sins. Let Your Son’s love reach the one I left alone. I did not know I had turned away from love. [Verse 2: Sparse Accompaniment] At my baptism, water ran through my hair. A white robe rested on my shoulders. I called You Father. I remember that water, and the tears come. You called me by my name. I walked away without asking theirs. [Bridge: Gradual Crescendo, Soften on the Title Line] I have no words. Your word will not be still. Lord Jesus, I look up at You upon the cross. My sins have wounded You. Yet You prayed— “Father, forgive them.” [Brief Pause] Before I knew what I had done, You were praying for me. [Prayer: Nearly Unaccompanied] Father, I open these hands. This life is Yours. [Final Chorus: Return to Chorus Melody, Growing Two-Voice Harmony] Father, forgive me my sins. Let Your Son’s love reach the one I left alone. Into Your hands I entrust them, and all I am. [Outro: Soft Unison] I go back to look for them. At the door, I stop. They are still sitting there. I step inside. I ask their name and wait. When words run out, I stay beside them. [Long Pause] [Final Petition: Solo Voice, Nearly Unaccompanied, No Crescendo] Father, forgive me my sins. Let Your Son’s love reach them. May they know that love will stay.
