Think Gently Of The Erring

Think gently of the erring;

Ye know not of the power

With which the dark temptation came,

In some unguarded hour.

Ye may not know how earnestly

They struggled, or how well,

Until the hour of weakness came,

And sadly thus they fell.

Think gently of the erring;

Oh! do not thou forget,

However darkly stained by sin,

He is thy brother yet;

Heir of the self-same heritage.,

Child of the self-same God,

He has but stumbled in the path

Thou hast in weakness trod.

Speak gently to the erring;

For is it not enough

That innocence and peace have gone,

Without thy censure rough?

It sure must be a weary lot,

That sin-stained heart to bear,

And those who share a happier fate

Their chidings well may spare.

Speak gently to the erring;

Thou who may'st lead them back

With holy words and tones of love,

From misery's thorny track;

Forget not thou hast often sinned,

And sinful yet must be,

Deal gently with the erring, then,

As God has dealt with thee.Anon.

unknown | Jun 1969
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