And when my trembling spirit shall stand
At the dreaded judgment seat,
O Lord, wilt Thou let me bend to kiss
The wounds of Thy sacred feet?
Just for To-Day
Lord, for to-morrow and its needs
I do not pray;
Keep me, my God, from stain of sin
Just for to-day.
Let me both diligently work
And duly pray;
Let me be kind in word and deed
Just for to-day.
Let me be slow to do my will,
Prompt to obey;
Help me to mortify my flesh
Just for to-day.
Let me no wrong or idle word,
Unthinking, say;
Set Thou a seal upon my lips
Just for to-day.
Let me in season. Lord, be grave.
In season gay;
Let me be faithful to Thy grace
Just for to-day.
And if to-day my tide of life
Should ebb away,
Give me Thy sacraments divine.
Dear Lord, to-day.
In Purgatory's cleansing fires
Brief be my stay;
Oh, bid me, if to-day I die.
Go home to-day.
