Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, A PRAYER, by JOHN BYROM


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First Line: Oh heav'nly father! Gracious god above!
Last Line: Which is not thee, or in thy spirit wrought.
Subject(s): Fathers; God; Prayer; Soul


OH Heav'nly Father! Gracious God above!
Thou boundless depth of never-ceasing love!
Save me from self, and cause me to depart
From sinful works of a long-harden'd heart;
From all my great corruptions set me free;
Give me an ear to hear, an eye to see,
A heart and spirit to believe, and find
Thy love in Christ, the Saviour of mankind.

Made for thyself, O God, and to display
Thy goodness in me, manifest, I pray,
By grace adapted to each wanting hour,
Thy holy nature's life-conferring pow'r:
Give me the faith, the hunger, and the thirst,
After the life breath'd forth from thee, at first;
Birth of thy Holy JESUS in my soul;
That I may turn, thro' life's succeeding whole,
From ev'ry outward work, or inward thought,
Which is not Thee, or in thy Spirit wrought.





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