Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, DARKNESS IS THINNING, by GREGORY I


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DARKNESS IS THINNING, by                     Poet's Biography
First Line: Darkness is thinning; shadows are retreating
Last Line: Blessing and glory!
Alternate Author Name(s): Saint Gregory The Great
Subject(s): Prayer


DARKNESS is thinning; shadows are retreating;
Morning and light are coming in their beauty;
Suppliant seek we, with an earnest outcry,
God the Almighty!
So that our Master, having mercy on us,
May repel languor, may bestow salvation,
Granting us, Father, of thy loving-kindness
Glory hereafter!
This, of his mercy, ever blessed Godhead,
Father, and Son, and Holy spirit, give us, --
Whom through the wide world celebrate forever
Blessing and glory!




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