Lord Help Us Forgive chords by Sovereign Grace Music

Verse 1:
  Em             Cmaj7
A king once had a servant who owed him a huge debt
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But the king forgave the servant, sent him home, and yet
     Em                Cmaj7
When a friend who owed the servant a debt that was so small
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He begged the servant for mercy, but he got none at all
   Em               Cmaj7
The king heard all about it and was he ever mad
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He sent the servant to prison and took away all he had
    Em                 Cma7
Said he had to stay in there till he could pay it all back
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'Cause the servant was forgiven, but forgiveness was what he lacked

Chorus:
 Em           C
 Our debt was satisfied on the cross when Jesus died
 G              Bm
 And if we’ve been forgiven it’s gotta change the way we’re livin’
 Em            C
 How can we hold a grudge?  How can we fail to love
 G               Bm         (intro)
 Once we have known what mercy is? Lord, help us forgive

Verse 2:
   Em             Cmaj7
Now, Peter came to Jesus because he was so confused
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"If my brother keeps on sinning against me, what should I do?
   Em            Cmaj7
I’m trying to be patient; I’m trying to be kind
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Do I have to forgive him the same thing seven times?"
Em                Cmaj7
Our sins were countless like the sand on the shore
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We should be grateful that the Lord, He’s not keeping a score, no
G           Cmaj7
His love erased them; they washed away when
G             Bm           (to chorus)
He hung and died on the cross and paid the payment

Bridge:
C          G
It can be hard to forgive, there’s no pretending
Bm              C
But we’ve been changed by a grace that’s never ending
C          G
It can be hard to forgive, there’s no pretending
Bm              C         C (intro then chorus)