Song of Remorse — St. Peter's Denial of Jesus
Music and lyrics by James Ralph Boyd
Piano sheet music available upon request at jamesralphb6@icloud.com.
Subject: A song of remorse for St. Peter after he denied Jesus three times. Jesus turned and looked at Peter, and Peter remembered the predictions of the Lord: "Simon, Simon, behold Satan has demanded to sift all of you like wheat . . . I tell you, Peter, before the cock crows this day, you will deny three times that you know me."
Lyrics
My Lord, My Lord,
My Lord, My Lord,
I did not see what they do to You.
I did not want to believe that they would kill You now.
My Lord, I did not believe Your Words when You said that they’d scourge You endlessly.
My Lord, Satan sifted me like wheat when I denied You three times.
Three times, three times, three times, I denied I knew You.
He sifted me like wheat when I denied You today, when You — You died.
My Lord, will You forgive me now that I’ve cried tonight because I decried You?
My Lord, I am so sorry.
Will You, will You forgive, forgive me, forgive me?
Please forgive me.