Nature
Sunrise
From The Villager's Verse-Book
Nature
When from my humble bed I rise,
And see the morning sun,
That, glorious in the eastern skies,
Its journey has begun,
I think of the Almighty Power
Which called this orb from night;
I think how many at this hour
Rejoice beneath its light.
And then I pray, in every land,
Where'er this light is shed,
That all who live may bless the Hand
Which gives their daily bread.
Cite this poem
MLA
Bowles, William Lisle. “Sunrise.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/bowles/109/.
Chicago
Bowles, William Lisle. “Sunrise.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/bowles/109/.
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