The Cyber Hymnal ‎#3483

3483. Just for Today (Partridge)

1. Lord, for tomorrow and its needs I do not pray;
Keep me, my God, from stain of sin just for today.
Help me to labor earnestly and duly pray;
Let me be kind in word and deed, Father, today.

2. Let me no wrong or idle word unthinking say;
Set Thou a seal upon my lips through all today.
Let me in season, Lord, be grave, in season gay;
Let me be faithful to Thy grace, dear Lord, today.

3. And if, today, this life of mine should ebb away,
Give me Thy sacrament divine, Father, today.
So for tomorrow and its needs I do not pray;
Still keep me, guide me, love me, Lord, through each day.

Text Information

• First Line: Lord, for tomorrow and its needs I do not pray
• Title: Just for Today (Partridge)
• Author: Sybil F. Partridge (1877)
• Meter: 84.84 D
• Language: English
• Copyright: Public Domain
• Notes: Also sometimes attributed to Ernest R. Wilberforce (a pseudonym for Partridge?).

Tune Information

• Name: VINCENT
• Composer: Horatio Richmond Palmer (1897)
• Meter: 84.84 D
• Incipit: 33343 32111 23555
• Key: E♭ Major
• Copyright: Public Domain