possibly by Samuel Wilberforce (1805 - 1873) and possibly by Ernest Roland Wilberforce (1840 - 1907)
Translation
Just for today
Language: English  after the English
Lord, for tomorrow and its needs I do not pray; Keep me, my God, from stain of sin, Just for today; Let me no wrong and idle word Unthinking say; Set thou a seal upon my lips, Just for today. Let me both diligently work And duly pray; Let me be kind in word and deed, Just for today; Let me in season, Lord, be grave, In season gay; Let me be faithful to thy grace, Just for today. In pain and sorrow's cleansing fires, Brief be my stay; Oh, bid me, if today I die, Come home today; So for tomorrow and its needs I do not pray, But keep me, guide me, love me, Lord; Just for today.
Note for stanza 3, lines 3 and four: Abbott's score has an ossia: "Oh, take me in thy loving arms, / Lest I should stray;"
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- a text in English possibly by Samuel Wilberforce (1805 - 1873) and possibly by Ernest Roland Wilberforce (1840 - 1907)
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Jane Bingham Abbott (1851 - 1934), "Just for today", 1894 [ voice and piano ] [sung text checked 1 time]
Settings in other languages, adaptations, or excerpts:
- Also set in English, [adaptation] ; composed by Paul Ambrose.
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This text was added to the website: 2020-04-07
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