Classic and Contemporary Poetry
GRACE BEFORE MEALS: MORNING, by EDNA DEAN PROCTOR Poet's Biography First Line: For sleep and comfort thro' the night Last Line: Thy love may guide our steps to-day. Alternate Author Name(s): Dean Subject(s): God; Morning; Prayer | ||||||||
FOR sleep and comfort thro' the night, For strength and joy with morning light, For food and friends and gracious care And all that makes our life so fair, We thank thee Lord, and humbly pray Thy love may guide our steps to-day. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...UNHOLY SONNET 11 by MARK JARMAN LISTEN, LORD: A PRAYER by JAMES WELDON JOHNSON A PRAYER FOR THE FUTURE by GEORGE BARLOW (1847-1913) DIFFERENT WAYS TO PRAY by NAOMI SHIHAB NYE PRAYER DURING A TIME MY SON IS HAVING SEIZURES by SHARON OLDS WE WHO PRAYED AND WEPT by WENDELL BERRY PRAYERS AND SAYINGS OF THE MAD FARMER by WENDELL BERRY COLUMBUS DYING [MAY 20, 1506] by EDNA DEAN PROCTOR SA-CA-GA-WE-A; THE INDIAN GIRL WHO GUIDED LEWIS AND CLARK by EDNA DEAN PROCTOR |
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