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!

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!

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!

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,

     - C. Maude Battersby