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O God Forgive Us
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Jul 16, 2026 updated
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For King & Country's song 'Forgive Us' is a prayer of repentance and humility before God. The lyrics acknowledge doubt, uncertainty, and the struggle to maintain faith, asking for forgiveness for ignoring God and for hypocrisy in serving others. The song calls for unity across all divides and surrenders with a 'white flag' to God's mercy. It reflects on the tension between busy religious activity and genuine devotion, echoing the biblical plea for help with unbelief (Mark 9:24). The overall tone is honest and vulnerable, inviting listeners to confess their need for God's grace.
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We've prayed the prayer with no reply.
Words float off into the night.
Couldn't cut our doubt with the sharpest knife.
Oh, oh, God, forgive us.
Silence isn't comfortable.
We want drive through peace and instant hope.
Our shallow faith?it has left us broke.
Oh, oh, God, forgive us.
Oh, oh, God, forgive us.
Enslaved to our uncertainty.
Help us with our unbelief.
Oh, oh, God, forgive us.
Young and old, black and white,
Rich and poor: there's no divide.
Hear the mighty, hear the powerless
Singing, "Oh, oh, God, forgive us.
Oh, oh, God, forgive us."
Enslaved to our uncertainty.
Help us with our unbelief.
Oh, oh, God, forgive us.
Forgive us.
Yes, we have ignored you.
So busy doing your work
That we forgot that this was for you.
Arms wide to our homeless savior,
But arms crossed to our homeless neighbor.
On bended knee.
Unite us all.
Set us free.
With our white flag sailing in the night,
Eyes pointed to the sky,
Hands up and open wide, open wide.
With our white flag sailing in the night,
Eyes pointed to the sky,
Hands up and open wide, open wide.
With our white flag sailing in the night,
Eyes pointed to the sky,
Hands up and open wide, open wide.
With our white flag sailing in the night,
Eyes pointed to the sky,
Hands up and open wide, open wide.
Oh, oh, God, forgive us.
Oh, oh, God, forgive us.
Enslaved to our uncertainty.
Help us with our unbelief.
Oh, oh, God, forgive us.