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He - Artists; The McGuire Sisters as sung on "The Very Best Of The McGuire Sisters" MCA Records MSC@-35272 - peak Billboard position # 10 in 1955 - competing version charted by Al Hibbler at # 4 - later charted by The Righteous Brothers at # 18 in 1966 - Words and Music by Richard Mullen and Jack Richards He can turn the tides and calm the angry sea He alone decides who writes a symphony He lights ev'ry star that makes the 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 calls and always finds him there Though it makes him sad to see the way we live He'll always say "I forgive" He can touch a tree and turn the leaves to gold He knows every lie that you and I have told Though it makes him sad to see the way we live He'll always say "I forgive" He forgives Transcribed by Robin Hood These lyrics were transcribed from the specific recording mentioned above and do not necessarily correspond with lyrics from other recordings, sheet music, songbooks or lyrics printed on album jackets