Religion
A Prayer
From The Oxford Book of Victorian Verse (1912)
Religion
Clother of the lily, Feeder of the sparrow,
Father of the fatherless, dear Lord,
Tho' Thou set me as a mark against Thine arrow,
As a prey unto Thy sword,
As a plough'd-up field beneath Thy harrow,
As a captive in Thy cord,
Let that cord be love; and some day make my narrow
Hallow'd bed according to Thy Word. Amen.
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