ETERNAL Lord! eased of a cumbrous load, And loosened from the world, I turn to Thee; Shun, like a shattered bark, the storm, and flee To thy protection for a safe abode. The crown of thorns, hands pierced upon the tree, The meek, benign, and lacerated face, To a sincere repentance promise grace, To the sad soul give hope of pardon free. With justice mark not Thou, O Light divine, My fault, nor hear it with thy sacred ear; Neither put forth that way thy arm severe; Wash with thy blood my sins; thereto incline More readily the more my years require Help, and forgiveness speedy and entire. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...WITH FLOWERS by EMILY DICKINSON THE GRANDMOTHER'S APOLOGY by ALFRED TENNYSON EMBLEMS OF LOVE: 37. LOVE'S MY POLE-STAR by PHILIP AYRES THE SECOND DAYES LAMENTATION OF THE AFFECTIONATE SHEPHEARD by RICHARD BARNFIELD THE CROSSING AT FREDERICKSBURG by GEORGE HENRY BOKER APRIL by WILLIAM STANLEY BRAITHWAITE GLADNESS by ANNA HEMPSTEAD BRANCH LINES WRITTEN BENEATH AN ELM IN THE CHURCHYARD OF HARROW by GEORGE GORDON BYRON |