Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, PRAYER, by EDUARD FRIEDRICH MORIKE



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First Line: Lord, as thou wilt, bestow / light ease or heavy bearing
Last Line: That peace may possess me.
Alternate Author Name(s): Moricke, Eduard Friedrich
Subject(s): Prayer


LORD, as thou wilt, bestow,
Light ease or heavy bearing,
Still shall my day be sharing
Thy bounty's overflow.

Thy mercy oppress me;
Thy temperance bless me;
Lord, sternly or sweetly,
Employ me discreetly,
That peace may possess me.





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