Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, PRAYER, by CHRISTINA GEORGINA ROSSETTI


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First Line: Lord, grant us eyes to see, and ears to hear
Last Line: And thou thyself, lord christ, for corner stone.
Alternate Author Name(s): Alleyne, Ellen; Rossetti, Christina
Variant Title(s): Lord, Grant Us Eyes
Subject(s): Faith; Belief; Creed


Lord, grant us eyes to see and ears to hear,
And souls to love and minds to understand,
And steadfast faces toward the Holy Land,
And confidence of hope, and filial fear,
And citizenship where Thy saints appear
Before Thee heart in heart and hand in hand,
And Alleluias where their chanting band
As waters and as thunders fill the sphere.
Lord, grant us what Thou wilt, and what Thou wilt
Deny, and fold us in Thy peaceful fold:
Not as the world gives, give to us Thine own:
Inbuild us where Jerusalem is built
With walls of jasper and with streets of gold,
And Thou Thyself, Lord Christ, for Corner Stone.





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