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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
SYMPATHY, by ANN HAMILTON (1902-)
First Line: Ask god to give thee skill
Last Line: Of christlike touch.
Alternate Author Name(s): Hamilton, Anna E.; Hamilton, A. E.; Hamilton, Anne E.
Subject(s): Religion; Sympathy; Theology; Empathy
First Line: Ask god to give thee skill
Last Line: Of christlike touch.
Alternate Author Name(s): Hamilton, Anna E.; Hamilton, A. E.; Hamilton, Anne E.
Subject(s): Religion; Sympathy; Theology; Empathy
Ask God to give thee skill
In comfort's art,
That thou may'st consecrated be
And set apart
Unto a life of sympathy,
For heavy is the weight of ill
In every heart;
And comforters are needed much
Of Christlike touch.
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