Hymn
Deal Gently, With the Erring
Think gently of the erring one!
And let us not forget,
However darkly stained by sin,
He is our brother yet.
Heir of the same inheritance,
Child of the self-same God;
He hath but stumbled in the path
We have in weakness trod.
Forget not thou hast often sinned,
And sinful yet must be:
Deal gently with the erring one:
As God has dealt with thee.
Deal Gently, With the Erring — Text from Laudes Domini, 1888. Public domain. https://yeshuanow.com/hymns/deal-gently-with-the-erring
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Questions about this hymn
Who wrote Deal Gently, With the Erring?
The words of Deal Gently, With the Erring were written by Mrs. T. J. Carney; the version here was published in 1888. The library also holds Little Things, another hymn by Mrs. T. J. Carney.
Is Deal Gently, With the Erring public domain?
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