Classic and Contemporary Poetry
A PRAYER, by JOHN BYROM Poet Analysis Poet's Biography 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. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE CRUEL FALCON by ROBINSON JEFFERS THE WHOLE SOUL by PHILIP LEVINE I KNOW MY SOUL by CLAUDE MCKAY HONORING THE SAND; IN MEMORY OF JOSEPH CAMPBELL by ROBERT BLY THE CHINESE PEAKS; FOR DONALD HALL by ROBERT BLY THE LIFE OF TOWNS: TOWN OF THE EXHUMATION by ANNE CARSON A HYMN FOR CHRISTMAS DAY (2) by JOHN BYROM |
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