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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
A LITTLE CHILD'S HYMN; FOR NIGHT AND MORNING, by FRANCIS TURNER PALGRAVE Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Thou that once, on mother's knee Last Line: Wast a little one like me. Subject(s): Children; Mothers; Childhood | |||
THOU that once, on mother's knee, Wast a little one like me, When I wake or go to bed Lay thy hands about my head: Let me feel thee very near, Jesus Christ, our Saviour dear. Be beside me in the light, Close by me through all the night; Make me gentle, kind, and true, Do what mother bids me do; Help and cheer me when I fret, And forgive when I forget. Once wast thou in cradle laid, Baby bright in manger-shade, With the oxen and the cows, And the lambs outside the house: Now thou art above the sky: Canst thou hear a baby cry? Thou art nearer when we pray, Since thou art so far away; Thou my little hymn wilt hear, Jesus Christ, our Saviour dear, Thou that once, on mother's knee, Wast a little one like me. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE THREE CHILDREN by JOSEPHINE JACOBSEN CHILDREN SELECTING BOOKS IN A LIBRARY by RANDALL JARRELL COME TO THE STONE ... by RANDALL JARRELL THE LOST WORLD by RANDALL JARRELL A SICK CHILD by RANDALL JARRELL CONTINENT'S END by ROBINSON JEFFERS ON THE DEATH OF FRIENDS IN CHILDHOOD by DONALD JUSTICE THE POET AT SEVEN by DONALD JUSTICE A CHILD'S EVENING HYMN by FRANCIS TURNER PALGRAVE A DANISH BARROW; ON THE EAST DEVON COAST by FRANCIS TURNER PALGRAVE |
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