Religion

Moriturus

by Edward Dowden 1843–1913

From Poems (1914)

Religion

Lord, when my hour to part is come,
And all the powers of being sink,
When eyes are filmed, and lips are dumb,
And scarce I hang upon the brink.

Grant me but this--in that strange light
Or blind amid confused alarms,
One moment’s strength to stand upright
And cast myself into Thy arms.

MLA

Dowden, Edward. “Moriturus.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/dowden/128/.

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Dowden, Edward. “Moriturus.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/dowden/128/.

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