I do not wish to see my sins more plain, But this: to know Thy life, without a stain. I would not see the vileness of my heart, But this would know: how pure and true Thou art. I would forget my paltry life, so small, And know Thy greatness, Thou, my All in All. Oh! teach me not how deep my spirit's night, But flood me with Thy beams, Thou Perfect Light! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...SOLITUDE by ELLA WHEELER WILCOX THE CONFESSION by RICHARD HARRIS BARHAM NIGHT IN CAMP by HERBERT BASHFORD COMPENSATION by E. M. BRAINARD THE FOREIGNERS: 2 by CARLOS BULOSAN MAKING CANNON IN BETHLEHEM by VINCENT GODFREY BURNS TEN YEARS HAVE PASSED; ON VIEWING WAR GRAVES AT VERDUN, 1928 by DON MAITLAND BUSHBY EPITAPH ON THE LADY SALTER, WIFE TO SIR WILLIAM SALTER by THOMAS CAREW |