Lord, don't remember my sins My sins from my youth Don't remember my sins And father, please excuse my transgressions let Them blow in the wind like sand Cause all of my deeds, you know them Use me as your vessel I want to shine like the can-dle Shine like the burning candle in the room Lord, don't remember, ooh don't re-mem-ber And father, please excuse my transgressions let Them blow in the wind like sand Cause all of my deeds, you know them Use me as your vessel I want to shine like the can-dle Shine like the burning candle in the room Don't remember me as a tall old man walking I don't want to be like the Israel children Lord, don't remember, ooh don't remember My sins from my youth