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— 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. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE FOUNTAIN (2) by SARA TEASDALE LUCY (5) by WILLIAM WORDSWORTH THE MAN WHO DREAMED OF FAERYLAND by WILLIAM BUTLER YEATS THE SHRINE OF VENUS by ANTIPATER OF SIDON DRAB BONNETS by BERNARD BARTON MINE THE GROUND by MILDRED BOWERS BRAW LADS O' GALLA WATER by ROBERT BURNS FRAGMENT OF AN EPISTLE TO THOMAS MOORE by GEORGE GORDON BYRON |