O Radiant Luminary of light interminable, Celestial Father, potential God of might, Of heaven and earth O Lord incomparable, Of all perfections the Essential most perfite! O Maker of mankind, that formed day and night, Whose power imperial comprehendeth every place! Mine heart, my mind, my thought, my whole delight Is, after this life, to see thy glorious Face. Whose magnificence is incomprehensible, All arguments of reason which far doth exceed, Whose Deity doubtless is indivisible, From whom all goodness and virtue doth proceed, Of thy support all creatures have need: Assist me, good Lord, and grant me of thy grace To live to thy pleasure in word, thought, and deed, And, after this life, to see thy glorious Face. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...LETTERS TO DEAD IMAGISTS by CARL SANDBURG THE UNDERGRADUATE KILLED IN BATTLE; OXFORD, 1915 by GEORGE SANTAYANA THE ARCHITECT (2) by KAREN SWENSON MARIA WENTWORTH by THOMAS CAREW ALEXANDER CRUMMELL - DEAD by PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR |