Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, A CHILD'S PRAYER AT EVENING, by CHARLES GEORGE DOUGLAS ROBERTS


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A CHILD'S PRAYER AT EVENING, by                     Poet's Biography
First Line: Father, who keepest
Last Line: Asleep in thy dew.
Variant Title(s): Domine, Cui Sant Pleiades Curae


(Domine, cui sunt Pleiades curae)

Father, who keepest
The stars in Thy care,
Me, too, Thy little one,
Childish in prayer,
Keep, as Thou keepest
The soft night through,
Thy long, white lilies
Asleep in Thy dew.





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