The morning is the gate of day, But ere you enter there See that you set to guard it well, The sentinel of prayer. So shall God's grace your steps attend, But nothing else pass through Save what can give the countersign; The Father's will for you. When you have reached the end of day Where night and sleep await, Set there the sentinel again To bar the evening's gate. So shall no fear disturb your rest, No danger and no care. For only peace and pardon pass The watchful guard of prayer. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...A CARELESS HEART by ISAAC ROSENBERG BUDMOUTH DEARS by THOMAS HARDY ASTRONOMY by ALFRED EDWARD HOUSMAN |