Lead Me, Guide Me (2nd ed.) ‎#768

768. Dear Lord, Forgive!

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 offend some other through the strain,
Dear Lord, forgive!

3 If I have been perverse, or hard, or cold,
If I have longed for shelter in the 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.
Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: If I have wounded any soul today
• Title: Dear Lord, Forgive!
• Author: C. Maud Battersby
• Refrain First Line: Dear Lod, forgive!
• Meter: 10 10 10 4
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2012
• Topic: Penance: Sacraments; Guidance; Holiness; Mercy, Forgiveness; Repentance, Confession; Sin
• Source: An Evening Prayer

Tune Information

• Name: EVENING
• Composer: Charles Gabriel, 1856-1932
• Meter: 10 10 10 4
• Key: A♭ Major