Religion

Prayer to the Trinity

by James Edmeston 1791–1867

From A Victorian Anthology, 1837–1895, ed. Edmund Clarence Stedman (1895)

Religion

Lead us, heavenly Father, lead us
O'er the world's tempestuous sea;
Guard us, guide us, keep us, feed us,
For we have no help but thee;
Yet possessing
Every blessing,
If our God our Father be.

Saviour, breathe forgiveness o'er us;
All our weakness thou dost know;
Thou didst tread this earth before us,
Thou didst feel its keenest woe;
Lone and dreary,
Faint and weary,
Through the desert thou didst go.

Spirit of our God, descending,
Fill our hearts with heavenly joy,
Love with every passion blending,
Pleasure that can never cloy:
Thus provided,
Pardon'd, guided,
Nothing can our peace destroy.

MLA

Edmeston, James. “Prayer to the Trinity.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/edmeston/0/.

Chicago

Edmeston, James. “Prayer to the Trinity.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/edmeston/0/.

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