The Cyber Hymnal ‎#1391

1391. An Evening Prayer

1. If I have wounded any soul today,
If I have caused one foot to go astray,
If I have walked in my own willful way,
Dear Lord, forgive!

2. If I have uttered idle words or vain,
If I have turned aside from want or pain,
Lest I myself shall suffer through the strain,
Dear Lord, forgive!

3. If I have been perverse or hard, or cold,
If I have longed for shelter in Thy fold,
When Thou hast given me some fort to hold,
Dear Lord, forgive!

4. Forgive the sins I have confessed to Thee;
Forgive the secret sins I do not see;
O guide me, love me and my keeper be,
Dear Lord, Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: If I have wounded any soul today
• Title: An Evening Prayer
• Author: C. Maude Battersby (ca. 1911)
• Arranger: Charles H. Gabriel
• Language: English
• Copyright: Public Domain
• Notes: This song has been sung by many artists, including Elvis Presley & Marty Robbins.

Tune Information

• Name: [If I have wounded any soul today]
• Composer: Charles Hutchinson Gabriel
• Incipit: 53721 35766 17245
• Key: F Major
• Copyright: Public Domain