Recently, I received a request from JilliAnn on this
site, wondering if I'd make an arrangement of this
hymn. "My mother used to sing this as she went about
her chores at home," she explains. I'd never heard it
before, but when I looked over the music, I quickly saw
why her mother might have chosen it! Another beautiful
melody from that master composer Charles H. Gabriel (My
Savior's Love, Higher Ground, Send the Light) pairs
with a beautiful prayer to God, begging His forgiveness
for sins we ha...(+)
Recently, I received a request from JilliAnn on this
site, wondering if I'd make an arrangement of this
hymn. "My mother used to sing this as she went about
her chores at home," she explains. I'd never heard it
before, but when I looked over the music, I quickly saw
why her mother might have chosen it! Another beautiful
melody from that master composer Charles H. Gabriel (My
Savior's Love, Higher Ground, Send the Light) pairs
with a beautiful prayer to God, begging His forgiveness
for sins we have committed against others. It is a
prayer we can say confidently, for we know He is only
too happy to deliver - He proved that when He
sacrificed His only Son for us so that all who believe
on Him might have everlasting life. Thanks for
recommending this wonderful hymn, Ms. JilliAnn! I hope
you (and anyone else who wants to play it) enjoy
it!
Words are as follows:
1. If I have wounded any soul today
If I have caused ones 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 my secret sins I do not see
O guide me, love me and my keeper be
Dear Lord, Amen.
