You Must Forgive

A song about forgiveness. Everything Jesus taught centers around love and forgiveness, but when it comes to us having to forgive those who have hurt us it can be really hard to do. I wrote “You Must Forgive” when I was faced with a relationship that I was badly hurt by and I couldn’t forgive. Day after day I tried but it seemed impossible for me to do. I prayed and prayed about the anger and resentment I felt in my heart toward this person, but no matter what I couldn’t let my feelings go. One day I read where Jesus said that I MUST forgive, because He had also forgiven me. That was the day I got a breakthrough and love and forgiveness flowed again.

You Must Forgive

by: Mike Helms

You must forgive – just as though they never sinned
though they cut your heart in two,
no matter what they do
will you…

Forgive, though the knife is still in place
will your love like His erase,
all the pain you’ve had to face…
You must forgive

And when you come to pray
if you have ANYTHING against ANYONE,
count the debt as paid
for yours was greater and forgiven
by God’s Son!

When you come – to pray before my Father’s throne
just remember what you owe,
don’t be throwin’ any stones

And when you come – take your heart to Him, forgive
there’s no other path to Life
there’s no other way to live…
You must forgive

And when you come to pray
if you have ANYTHING against ANYONE,
count the debt as paid
for yours was greater and forgiven
by God’s Son!

When you come – to lay your heart into His hands
Jesus knows and understands the pain you feel
and yet commands-
you must forgive,
you must forgive,
you must forgive.