Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, LAST PRAYER, by CHRISTINA GEORGINA ROSSETTI


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First Line: Before the beginning thou hast foreknown the end
Last Line: O lord all-merciful, be merciful to me.
Alternate Author Name(s): Alleyne, Ellen; Rossetti, Christina
Subject(s): Prayer


BEFORE the beginning Thou hast foreknown the end,
Before the birthday the death-bed was seen of Thee:
Cleanse what I cannot cleanse, mend what I cannot mend,
O Lord All-Merciful, be merciful to me.

While the end is drawing near I know not mine end;
Birth I recall not, my death I cannot foresee:
O God, arise to defend, arise to befriend,
O Lord All-Merciful, be merciful to me.





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