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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
PRAY FOR ME, by FRANCES RIDLEY HAVERGAL Poet's Biography First Line: When the early morn awaketh Last Line: All he hath prepared for thee. Subject(s): Prayer | |||
WHEN the early morn awaketh, Veiled in mist, or robed in fire; When the evening ray forsaketh Golden cloud and gleaming spire, Thy request shall sacred be In the shrine of memory, And for thee my prayer shall rise Far beyond the silent skies. When the Sabbath calm is sleeping Like a moonbeam everywhere; When the solemn feast-day keeping, Upward float our praise and prayer; When in holy love and fear To our Father we draw near, Many a wingèd hope for thee To His ear shall wafted be. When we hear the loud thought-chorus, While the Old Year's knell is tolled; When the Future looms before us, And the Past seems all unrolled; When each moment fleeteth by, Like a deep mysterious sigh, Then, oh then, my heart shall be Lifted earnestly for thee: Liftedthat our God may lead thee All the way that thou shouldst go, With His daily manna feed thee, Every needful good bestow; That the dearest ones to thee Near and dear to Him may be; That His smile on thee may rest, In His presence calmly blest: Liftedthat our holy Saviour More and more to thee may show All the wondrous grace and favor He hath suffered to bestow; That His love may be thy shield In Temptation's battle-field; And His sympathy thy light In Affliction's darkest night: That the Comforter, descending In His sanctifying power, Peace and hope and gladness blending, On thy waiting soul may shower; That our Triune God may shed Every blessing on thy head, Till thou enter in and see All He hath prepared for thee. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...UNHOLY SONNET 11 by MARK JARMAN LISTEN, LORD: A PRAYER by JAMES WELDON JOHNSON A PRAYER FOR THE FUTURE by GEORGE BARLOW (1847-1913) DIFFERENT WAYS TO PRAY by NAOMI SHIHAB NYE PRAYER DURING A TIME MY SON IS HAVING SEIZURES by SHARON OLDS WE WHO PRAYED AND WEPT by WENDELL BERRY PRAYERS AND SAYINGS OF THE MAD FARMER by WENDELL BERRY CONSECRATION HYMN by FRANCES RIDLEY HAVERGAL I DID THIS FOR THEE! WHAT HAST THOU DONE FOR ME? by FRANCES RIDLEY HAVERGAL A BIRTHDAY GREETING TO MY FATHER, 1860 by FRANCES RIDLEY HAVERGAL |
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