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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
O THAT THE SORROWFUL JOY, by FREDERICK WILLIAM HENRY MYERS Poet's Biography
First Line: O that the sorrowful joy, that the fears and the tumult of loving
Last Line: All that could never be told, god, let me tell it to thee!
Alternate Author Name(s): Myers, Frederic
Subject(s): Prayer
First Line: O that the sorrowful joy, that the fears and the tumult of loving
Last Line: All that could never be told, god, let me tell it to thee!
Alternate Author Name(s): Myers, Frederic
Subject(s): Prayer
O that the sorrowful joy, that the fears and the tumult of loving
All could have vent in the one passionate sigh of a prayer!
All that my tongue could pronounce, that my eyes and my tears could betoken,
All that could never be told, God, let me tell it to Thee!
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