Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, A PRAYER FOER SONG, by AMOS RUSSEL WELLS


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First Line: Oh, the freshness of the morning, and the glory of noon
Last Line: I know thee better far than these; oh, let me praise thee most!
Subject(s): Prayer


Oh, the freshness of the morning, and the glory of the noon,
And the splendor of the night-tide with the holy stars in tune!
The ground has voice, the trees rejoice, the birds their carol bring,
And I alone among them all have not a song to sing.

There's music in the cloud-drifts, there's a chorus in the flowers,
There's a symphony of fragrance through the pleasant summer hours,
And mountain-top to mountain-top flings out a mighty song,
While I alone am coldly dumb amid this chanting throng.

Awake, O God, my sluggish soul and stir my tongue to praise.
Let loving, loyal anthems rise from all my nights and days.
Lord, take away my shame among this soulless, singing host;
I know Thee better far than these; oh, let me praise Thee most!





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