Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, MORNING PRAYER, by JOSEPH VON EICHENDORFF


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MORNING PRAYER, by                    
First Line: O silence, wondrous and profound
Last Line: Before thee to eternity.
Subject(s): Prayer


O SILENCE, wondrous and profound!
O'er earth doth solitude still reign;
The woods alone incline their heads,
As if the Lord walked o'er the plain.

I feel new life within me glow;
Where now is my distress and care?
Here in the blush of waking morn,
I blush at yesterday's despair.

To me, a pilgrim, shall the world,
With all its joy and sorrows, be
But as a bridge that leads, O Lord,
Across the stream of time to Thee.

And should my song woo worldly gifts,
The base rewards of vanity—
Dash down my lyre! I'll hold my peace
Before thee to eternity.





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