THINK on him, Lord! we ask thy aid In life's most dreaded extremity: For evil days have come to him, Who in his youth remembered thee. Look on him, Lord! for heart and flesh, Alike, must fail without thy grace: Part back the clouds, that he may see The brightness of his Father's face. Speak to him, Lord! as thou didst talk To Adam, in the Garden's shade, And grant it unto him to hear Thy voice, and not to be afraid. Support him, Lord! that he may come, Leaning on thee, in faith sublime, Up to that awful landmark, set Between eternity and time. And, Lord! if it must be that we Shall walk with him no more below, Reach out of heaven thy loving hand, And lead him where we cannot go. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...DOWN BY THE CARIB SEA: 5. THE DANCING GIRL by JAMES WELDON JOHNSON THE LOST SHEEP by ELIZABETH CECILIA CLEPHANE SATIRES OF CIRCUMSTANCE: 1. AT TEA by THOMAS HARDY THE INDIAN UPON GOD by WILLIAM BUTLER YEATS TOLEDO CAPTURED BY THE FRANKS by AL-ASSAL INSCRIPTION IN NETHER STOREY CHURCH IN MEMORY OF RICHARD CAMPLIN by WILLIAM LISLE BOWLES |