He can turn the tides and calm the angry sea He alone besides what's best for you and me He lights every star that makes a darkness bright He keeps watch all through each long and lonely night He still finds the time to hear a child's first prayer Saint or sinner call and always find him there Oh it makes him sad to see the way we live he'll always say I forgive [ choir ] He can touch a tree and turn the leaves to gold He knows every lie that you and I have told Oh it makes him sad to see the way we live he'll always say I forgive