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My Evening Prayer

If I have wounded any soul today,
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 wounds or vain,
If I have turned aside from want or pain,
Least 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

-Charles H. Gabriel