Classic and Contemporary Poetry
CHRISTMAS PRAYER, by ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: O god, our loving father Last Line: Forgiven, for jesus' sake. Amen. Alternate Author Name(s): Stevenson, Robert Lewis Balfour Subject(s): Christmas; Nativity, The | ||||||||
O God, our loving Father, help us Rightly to remember the birth of Jesus, That we may share in the song of the Angels, the gladness of the shepherds And the worship of the wise men. Close the door of hate and open the Door of love all over the world. Deliver us from evil by the blessing That Christ brings, and teach us To be merry with clear hearts. May the Christmas morning make us happy To be thy children and the Christmas Evening bring us to our beds with Grateful thoughts, forgiving, and Forgiven, for Jesus' sake. Amen. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...DIFFERENT VIEWS; A CHRISMAS DUET by JOSEPH ASHBY-STERRY AN UNMERRY CHRISTMAS by AMBROSE BIERCE CHRISTMAS IN CHINATOWN by AUGUST KLEINZAHLER CHRISTMAS TREE by JOHN FREDERICK NIMS ISAIAH'S COAL by JOHN FREDERICK NIMS SOUNDS OF THE RESURRECTED DEAD MAN'S FOOTSTEPS (#3): 1. BEAST, PEACH.. by MARVIN BELL A GOOD PLAY by ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON |
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