Religion
Prayer
From The poetical works of George MacDonald in two volumes — Volume 1
Religion
We doubt the word that tells us: Ask,
And ye shall have your prayer;
We turn our thoughts as to a task,
With will constrained and rare.
And yet we have; these scanty prayers
Yield gold without alloy:
O God, but he that trusts and dares
Must have a boundless joy!
Cite this poem
MLA
MacDonald, George. “Prayer.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/macdonald/61/.
Chicago
MacDonald, George. “Prayer.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/macdonald/61/.
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