Classic and Contemporary Poetry
A PRAYER FOR LIGHT, by LOUISE CHANDLER MOULTON Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: I kneel before thee, lord, oh hear my cry Last Line: Sun of all worlds, upon my darkness shine! Alternate Author Name(s): Chandler, Ellen Louise Subject(s): Light | ||||||||
I KNEEL before Thee, Lord, oh hear my cry; From its sore burden set my spirit free, And give my longing wings to soar toward Thee Through the pure ether of the upper sky, And find Thee, find Thee, though Thou art so high! Give me to eat from that most sacred tree Whose leaves of healing wave eternally -- Fed full of life by Thee, I shall not die, Or, dying, die but to be newly born In that glad day whereof Thou art the light, -- The light whose glories do eclipse the morn, And blind the sun, and put to death the night -- O Life, O Light, O God, let me be Thine; Sun of all worlds, upon my darkness shine! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...SONNET: 1. THE BRIGHT MOON by CONRAD AIKEN WINDOW BLIND by HAYDEN CARRUTH AN ASPECT OF THE AIR by JOHN CIARDI BEETLE LIGHT; FOR DANIEL HILLEN by MADELINE DEFREES STUDIES IN LIGHT by DIANE DI PRIMA A PAINTED FAN by LOUISE CHANDLER MOULTON |
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