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FEET O' JESUS by JAMES LANGSTON HUGHES

Poet Analysis

First Line: AT THE FEET O' JESUS
Last Line: please reach out yo' hand
Subject(s): AFRICAN AMERICANS; NEGROES; AMERICAN BLACKS;

At the feet o' Jesus,
Sorrow like a sea.
Lordy, let yo' mercy
Come driftin' down on me.
At the feet o' Jesus
At yo' feet I stand.
O, ma little Jesus,
Please reach out yo' hand.



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