Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, A PRAYER FOR PEACE, by EDWARD ROWLAND SILL


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A PRAYER FOR PEACE, by                     Poet's Biography
First Line: Father in heaven! Humbly before thee
Last Line: To his beloved he giveth sleep.
Alternate Author Name(s): Hedbrooke, Andrew
Subject(s): Prayer; Peace


FATHER in Heaven! humbly before thee
Kneeling in prayer thy children appear;
We in our weakness, we in our blindness,
Thou in thy wisdom, hear us, oh hear!

God watching o'er us sleeps not nor slumbers,
Faithful night watches his angels keep.
Through all the darkness, unto the dawning,
To his beloved he giveth sleep.





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