Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, MY EVENING PRAYER, by CHARLES H. GABRIEL


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MY EVENING PRAYER, by                    
First Line: If I have wounded any soul to-day
Last Line: Help me to live.
Subject(s): Religion; Theology


IF I HAVE WOUNDED any soul to-day,
If I have caused one foot to go astray,
If I have walked in my own wilful way --
Good Lord, forgive!

If I have uttered idle words or vain,
If I have turned aside from want or pain,
Lest I myself should suffer through the strain --
Good Lord, forgive!

If I have craved for joys that are not mine,
If I have let my wayward heart repine,
Dwelling on things of earth, not things divine --
Good Lord, forgive!

If I have been perverse, or hard, or cold,
If I have longed for shelter in Thy fold,
When Thou hast given me some part to hold --
Good Lord, forgive.

Forgive the sins I have confessed to Thee,
Forgive the secret sins I do not see,
That which I know not, Father, teach Thou me --
Help me to live.





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