A Last Prayer

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Father, I scarcely dare to pray

Author: Helen Hunt Jackson
Published in 6 hymnals

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1. Father, I scarcely dare to pray,
So clear I see, now it is done,
How I have wasted half my day,
And left my work but just begun.
So clear I see that things I thought
Were right or harmless were a sin;
So clear I see that I have sought,
Unconscious, selfish aims to win.

2. So clear I see that I have hurt
The souls I might have helped to save;
That I have slothful been, inert,
Deaf to the calls Thy leaders gave.
In outskirts of Thy kingdoms vast
Father, the humblest spot give me;
Set me the lowliest task Thou hast,
Let me repentant work for Thee.

Source: The Cyber Hymnal #3587

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Author: Helen Hunt Jackson

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First Line:	Father, I scarcely dare to pray
Title:	A Last Prayer
Author:	Helen Hunt Jackson
Language:	English
Copyright:	Public Domain

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[Father, I scarcely dare to pray] (Giffe)

[Father, I scarcely dare to pray] (Main)

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