Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, PRAYER BEFORE POEMS, by ANNE BLACKWELL PAYNE



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PRAYER BEFORE POEMS, by                    
First Line: Great author of a world, of sky, of sea
Last Line: Teach me to paint.
Subject(s): Prayer


Great Author of a world, of sky, of sea;
Whose lyrics are translated by the birds,
Come close and in the stillness I may learn
To worship Thee with words.

Thou, who doest guide all groping, gifted hands
'Till they can finger every helpless string
And find the souls of Violins and harps,
Aid me to sing.

Artist, who did the great originals,
And carved the tender features of a saint,
Who chose the colors for a universe,
Teach me to paint.





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