Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, A PRAYER, by WILLIAM HENRY DAVIES



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First Line: Lord, hear my morning's prayer!
Last Line: One christ to share my earth!'
Alternate Author Name(s): Davies, W. H.
Subject(s): God; Prayer; Religion; Theology


Lord, hear my morning's prayer!
Increase, O Lord, my power,
That as I feed Your birds
From such a slender store,
Turn all these crumbs to pounds,
To feed a thousand men –
As easy as I feed
A sparrow, tit, or wren.
But God, being jealous still,
Can only smile and say –
'Serve me as you do now;
Feed My small birds and pray.
One dog to share one bone,
One woman to one hearth;
One man to share one house –
One Christ to share My Earth!'





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