An 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 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,
Dear Lord, Amen.

Author: C. Maud Battersby

Year: 1911

Commonly attributed to C. Maud Battersby (sometimes listed under the name Charles Maud Battersby or as Mrs. C. M. Battersby). The hymn first appeared in print around 1911–1912 and is occasionally misattributed to other authors in later collections.