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First Line: O lord, fulfil thy will
Last Line: Be the days few or many, good or ill.
Alternate Author Name(s): Alleyne, Ellen; Rossetti, Christina
Subject(s): Prayer


O LORD, fulfil Thy Will,
Be the days few or many, good or ill:
Prolong them, to suffice
For offering up ourselves Thy sacrifice;
Shorten them if Thou wilt,
To make in righteousness an end of guilt.
Yea, they will not be long
To souls who learn to sing a patient song;
Yea, short they will not be
To souls on tiptoe to flee home to Thee.
O Lord, fulfil Thy Will:
Make Thy Will ours, and keep us patient still,
Be the days few or many, good or ill.





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