Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE TEACHER, by LESLIE PINCKNEY HILL First Line: Lord, who am I to teach the way Last Line: The teacher leaning hard on thee. Subject(s): Prayer; Schools; Students | ||||||||
Lord, who am I to teach the way To little children day by day, So prone myself to go astray? I teach them KNOWLEDGE, but I know How faint they flicker and how low The candles of my knowledge glow. I teach them POWER to will and do, But only now to learn anew My own great weakness through and through. I teach them LOVE for all mankind And all God's creatures, but I find My love comes lagging far behind. Lord, if their guide I still must be, Oh, let the little children see The teacher leaning hard on Thee. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...IN MICHAEL ROBINS?ÇÖS CLASS MINUS ONE by HICOK. BOB YOU GO TO SCHOOL TO LEARN by THOMAS LUX GRADESCHOOL'S LARGE WINDOWS by THOMAS LUX MUTATIS MUTANDIS by LESLIE PINCKNEY HILL |
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