FATHER of Mercies, and all Human Love, Who peereth far beyond our sullen skies, Remember all the smile-borne agonies, And stubborn scars of saintly men who strove With glaives of griefless Faith, in dyke and grove, And byre and barn, 'gainst the barbarities Of priest and mob, and the atrocities By traitors wreaked in passion for their dove. Remember not those loathsome deeds, O Lord! But spread the light of Wisdom in the hearts Of Rulers, and of Nations in those parts, Where ripens knowledge of Thine Holy Word, That in our day, Israel may once more Have Peace, and Sunshine, as in days of yore. M. L. R. BRESLAR. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...IN SCHOOL-DAYS by JOHN GREENLEAF WHITTIER MY GARDEN OF FRIENDS by NETTIE STEPHENSON BOWEN D.O. BARNETT by CHARLES WILLIAM BRODRIBB IMPROMPTU ON AN INNKEEPER NAMED BACON by ROBERT BURNS THE BONNIE WEE THING by ROBERT BURNS |