This is from A Healthier You, p. 238, copyright 1989, Pensacola Christian College, USA. It is an excerpt from a prayer composed by the great English evangelist John Wesley (eighteenth century) titled 'A Plea for Forgiveness.'
Forgive them all, O Lord: Our sins of omission and our sins of commission; The sins of our youth and the sins of our riper years; The sins of our souls and the sins of our bodies; Our secret and our more open sins; Our sins of ignorance and surprise, And our more deliberate and presumptuous sins; The sins we have done to please ourselves and the sins we have done to please others; The sins we have known and remember, and the sins we have forgotten; The sins we have striven to hide from others and the sins by which we have made others offend; Forgive them O Lord, Forgive them all for his sake, Who died for our sins and rose for our justification and now stands at thy right hand to make intercession for us, Jesus Christ our Lord.
The following are excerpts from the Jewish High Holiday Prayer Book (Makzor). It is a prayer called the Al Chet (For the sin...), part of the liturgy of the Day of Atonement. This prayer is first mentioned in the Selichot of Achai Gaon (eighth century.) Bold face type indicates similarity between these two prayers.
For the sin which we have committed before Thee under compulsion or of our own will, And for the sin which we have committed before Thee by the hardening of our hearts; For the sin which we have committed before Thee unknowingly, And for the sin which we have committed before Thee with the utterance of the lips; For the sin which we have committed before Thee by unchastity, And for the sin which we have committed before Thee openly or secretly; For the sin which we have committed before Thee knowingly and deceitfully, And for the sin which we have committed before Thee in speech; For the sin which we have committed before Thee by wronging our neighbor, And for the sin which we have committed before Thee by sinful meditation of the heart; For the sin which we have committed before Thee by association with impurity, And for the sin which we have committed before Thee by confession of the lips; For the sin which we have committed before Thee by spurning our parents and teachers, And for the sin which we have committed before Thee in presumption and error; For the sin which we have committed before Thee by violence, And for the sin which we have committed before Thee by the profanation of Thy name; For the sin which we have committed before Thee by unclean lips, And for the sin which we have committed before Thee by impure speech; For the sin which we have committed before Thee by the evil inclination, And for the sin which we have committed before Thee wittingly or unwittingly; For all these, O God of forgiveness, forgive us, pardon us, grant us atonement.
For the sin which we have committed before Thee by denying and lying, And for the sin which we have committed before Thee by bribery; For the sin which we have committed before Thee by scoffing, And for the sin which we have committed before Thee by slander; For the sin which we have committed before Thee in commerce, And for the sin which we have committed before Thee in eating and drinking; For the sin which we have committed before Thee by demanding usurious interest, And for the sin which we have committed before Thee by stretching forth the neck in pride; For the sin which we have committed before Thee by idle gossip, And for the sin which we have committed before Thee with wanton looks; For the sin which we have committed before Thee with haughty eyes, And for the sin which we have committed before Thee by effrontery; For the sin which we have committed before Thee by spurning our parents and teachers, And for the sin which we have committed before Thee in presumption and error; For the sin which we have committed before Thee by violence, And for the sin which we have committed before Thee by the profanation of Thy name; For the sin which we have committed before Thee by unclean lips, And for the sin which we have committed before Thee by impure speech; For the sin which we have committed before Thee by the evil inclination, And for the sin which we have committed before Thee wittingly or unwittingly; For all these, O God of forgiveness, forgive us, pardon us, grant us atonement. For the sin which we have committed before Thee by casting off the yoke of Thy commandments, And for the sin which we have committed before Thee by contentiousness; For the sin which we have committed before Thee by ensnaring our neighbor, And for the sin which we have committed before Thee by envy; For the sin which we have committed before Thee by levity, And for the sin which we have committed before Thee by being stiff-necked; For the sin which we have committed before Thee by running to do evil, And for the sin which we have committed before Thee by tale-bearing; For the sin which we have committed before Thee by vain oaths, And for the sin which we have committed before Thee by causeless hatred; For the sin which we have committed before Thee by breach of trust, And for the sin which we have committed before Thee with confusion of mind; For all these, O God of forgiveness, forgive us, pardon us, grant us atonement.
This is one example of the Protestant affinity for things Jewish shortly after the Reformation. The rise of Sabbatarianism in Europe is another. The world certainly is an interesting place. Godspeed, Steve
Forgive them all, O Lord: Our sins of omission and our sins of commission; The sins of our youth and the sins of our riper years; The sins of our souls and the sins of our bodies; Our secret and our more open sins; Our sins of ignorance and surprise, And our more deliberate and presumptuous sins; The sins we have done to please ourselves and the sins we have done to please others; The sins we have known and remember, and the sins we have forgotten; The sins we have striven to hide from others and the sins by which we have made others offend; Forgive them O Lord, Forgive them all for his sake, Who died for our sins and rose for our justification and now stands at thy right hand to make intercession for us, Jesus Christ our Lord.
The following are excerpts from the Jewish High Holiday Prayer Book (Makzor). It is a prayer called the Al Chet (For the sin...), part of the liturgy of the Day of Atonement. This prayer is first mentioned in the Selichot of Achai Gaon (eighth century.) Bold face type indicates similarity between these two prayers.
For the sin which we have committed before Thee under compulsion or of our own will, And for the sin which we have committed before Thee by the hardening of our hearts; For the sin which we have committed before Thee unknowingly, And for the sin which we have committed before Thee with the utterance of the lips; For the sin which we have committed before Thee by unchastity, And for the sin which we have committed before Thee openly or secretly; For the sin which we have committed before Thee knowingly and deceitfully, And for the sin which we have committed before Thee in speech; For the sin which we have committed before Thee by wronging our neighbor, And for the sin which we have committed before Thee by sinful meditation of the heart; For the sin which we have committed before Thee by association with impurity, And for the sin which we have committed before Thee by confession of the lips; For the sin which we have committed before Thee by spurning our parents and teachers, And for the sin which we have committed before Thee in presumption and error; For the sin which we have committed before Thee by violence, And for the sin which we have committed before Thee by the profanation of Thy name; For the sin which we have committed before Thee by unclean lips, And for the sin which we have committed before Thee by impure speech; For the sin which we have committed before Thee by the evil inclination, And for the sin which we have committed before Thee wittingly or unwittingly; For all these, O God of forgiveness, forgive us, pardon us, grant us atonement.
For the sin which we have committed before Thee by denying and lying, And for the sin which we have committed before Thee by bribery; For the sin which we have committed before Thee by scoffing, And for the sin which we have committed before Thee by slander; For the sin which we have committed before Thee in commerce, And for the sin which we have committed before Thee in eating and drinking; For the sin which we have committed before Thee by demanding usurious interest, And for the sin which we have committed before Thee by stretching forth the neck in pride; For the sin which we have committed before Thee by idle gossip, And for the sin which we have committed before Thee with wanton looks; For the sin which we have committed before Thee with haughty eyes, And for the sin which we have committed before Thee by effrontery; For the sin which we have committed before Thee by spurning our parents and teachers, And for the sin which we have committed before Thee in presumption and error; For the sin which we have committed before Thee by violence, And for the sin which we have committed before Thee by the profanation of Thy name; For the sin which we have committed before Thee by unclean lips, And for the sin which we have committed before Thee by impure speech; For the sin which we have committed before Thee by the evil inclination, And for the sin which we have committed before Thee wittingly or unwittingly; For all these, O God of forgiveness, forgive us, pardon us, grant us atonement. For the sin which we have committed before Thee by casting off the yoke of Thy commandments, And for the sin which we have committed before Thee by contentiousness; For the sin which we have committed before Thee by ensnaring our neighbor, And for the sin which we have committed before Thee by envy; For the sin which we have committed before Thee by levity, And for the sin which we have committed before Thee by being stiff-necked; For the sin which we have committed before Thee by running to do evil, And for the sin which we have committed before Thee by tale-bearing; For the sin which we have committed before Thee by vain oaths, And for the sin which we have committed before Thee by causeless hatred; For the sin which we have committed before Thee by breach of trust, And for the sin which we have committed before Thee with confusion of mind; For all these, O God of forgiveness, forgive us, pardon us, grant us atonement.
This is one example of the Protestant affinity for things Jewish shortly after the Reformation. The rise of Sabbatarianism in Europe is another. The world certainly is an interesting place. Godspeed, Steve
