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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
SEMINOLE SONG CYCLE: INVOCATION TO THE DAWN, by HARRIET LYON LEONARD
First Line: Sun god, smile the night's shadow away
Last Line: Grant us to see thy face.
Subject(s): Dawn; Native Americans; Seminole Indians; Sunrise; Indians Of America; American Indians; Indians Of South America
First Line: Sun god, smile the night's shadow away
Last Line: Grant us to see thy face.
Subject(s): Dawn; Native Americans; Seminole Indians; Sunrise; Indians Of America; American Indians; Indians Of South America
Sun God, smile the night's shadow away;
Bring us the newborn day.
Sun God, let now thy children behold
Sky-born thy strength of old.
Keep this, thy people, in loving sight,
Give them protection through weary night.
Sun God, spirit power and grace,
Grant us to see thy face.
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