Forgive my hidden faults. Keep your servant also from willful sins.
Psalm 19:12–13
Words & Music: C. Maude Battersby, arranged by Charles H. Gabriel, circa 1911 (🔊 pdf nwc). This song has been performed by many artists, including Elvis Presley and Marty Robbins.
If you know where to get a good photo of Battersby (head & shoulders, at least 200×300 pixels),
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.