Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE LOST PIECE OF SILVER; A PRAYER, by DINAH MARIA MULOCK CRAIK Poet's Biography First Line: Holy lord jesus, thou wilt search till thou find Last Line: This lost piece of silver thou wilt search for -- and find. Alternate Author Name(s): Mulock, Dinah Maria Subject(s): Jesus Christ | ||||||||
HOLY Lord Jesus, Thou wilt search till Thou find This lost piece of silver, -- this treasure enshrined In casket or bosom, once of such store; Now lying under the dust of Thy floor. Gentle Lord Jesus, Thou wilt move through the room -- So empty -- so desolate! and light up its gloom: The lost piece of silver that no man can see, Merciful Jesus! is beheld clear by Thee. Defaced and degraded, trampled in the dust, Its superscription Thou knowest still we trust: And Thou wilt uplift it and make it re-shine, For it was silver -- pure silver of Thine. Loving Lord Jesus, Thou wilt come through the dark, When men are all sleeping and no eye can mark. Though "clean forgotten, like a dead man out of mind," This lost piece of silver Thou wilt search for -- and find. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE GREEN CHRIST by ANDREW HUDGINS MEDITATION ON SAVIORS by ROBINSON JEFFERS COMPANIONSHIP by MALTBIE DAVENPORT BABCOCK TO A WREN ON CALVARY by LARRY LEVIS THE TRANSFIGURATION by EDWIN MUIR SOUNDS OF THE RESURRECTED DEAD MAN'S FOOTSTEPS (#3): 1. BEAST, PEACH.. by MARVIN BELL BY THE ALMA RIVER by DINAH MARIA MULOCK CRAIK DOUGLAS, DOUGLAS, TENDER AND TRUE by DINAH MARIA MULOCK CRAIK |
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