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Mahalia Jackson
An Evening Prayer Lyrics

Lyrics

Mahalia Jackson

An Evening Prayer

From Sings the Best-Loved Hymns of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.1968

Written by C. Maude Battersby, Charles H. Gabriel

Lyrics

An Evening Prayer

If I Have Wounded Any Soul Today If I Have Caused One Foot To Go Astray If I Have Lost In My Own Misery Dear Lord Forgive Forgive A Sin I Have Confessed To Thee Forgive My Secret Sins I Do Oh God Watch Over Me And My Misery Dear Lord, Help Me

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About this track

"An Evening Prayer" is a song by Mahalia Jackson from the album Sings the Best-Loved Hymns of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., released in 1968. The song was written by C. Maude Battersby, Charles H. Gabriel.

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C. Maude Battersby— 2 credits as credited →
Charles H. Gabriel— 47 credits as songwriter →

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