A Prayer
Lord Alfred Douglas 1870 (Worcestershire) – 1945 (Lancing)
Often the western wind has sung to me,
There have been voices in the streams and meres,
And pitiful trees have told me, God, of Thee :
And I heard not. Oh ! open Thou mine ears.
The reeds have whispered low as I passed by,
' Be strong, O friend, be strong, put off vain fears,
Vex not they soul with doubts, God cannot lie ' :
And I heard not. Oh ! open Thou mine ears.
There have been many stars to guide my feet,
Often the delicate moon, hearing my sighs,
Has rent the clouds and shown a silver street;
And I saw not. Oh ! open Thou mine eyes.
Angels have beckoned me unceasingly,
And walked with me ; and from the sombre skies
Dear Christ Himself has stretched out hands to me ;
And I saw not. Oh ! open Thou mine eyes.
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 20, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | abaB cbcB dbdB xbaB |
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Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 715 |
Words | 142 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4 |
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