Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, A PRAYER, by ALICE LUCAS


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A PRAYER, by                     Poet's Biography
First Line: Lord! Who art merciful as well as just
Last Line: My sins and my contrition.
Alternate Author Name(s): Montefiore, Julia
Subject(s): God; Jews; Prayer; Judaism


LORD! who art merciful as well as just,
Incline Thine ear to me, a child of dust,
Not what I would, O Lord! I offer Thee,
Alas! but what I can,
Father Almighty, who hast made me man
And bade me look to heaven, for Thou art there,
Accept my sacrifice and humble prayer.
Four things which are not in Thy treasury,
I lay before Thee, Lord! with this petition;—
My nothingness, my wants,
My sins and my contrition.





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