CHILD of sin and sorrow, Filled with dismay, Wait not for to-morrow, Yield thee to-day. Heaven bids thee come While yet there's room: Child of sin and sorrow! Hear and obey. Child of sin and sorrow, Why wilt thou die? Come whilst thou canst borrow Help from on high: Grieve not that love Which from above, Child of sin and sorrow, Would bring thee nigh. Child of sin and sorrow, Thy moments glide Like the flitting arrow, Or the rushing tide; Ere time is o'er, Heaven's grace implore: Child of sin and sorrow, In Christ confide. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...DISDAIN RETURNED by THOMAS CAREW THE PARADOX by PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR I DID THIS FOR THEE! WHAT HAST THOU DONE FOR ME? by FRANCES RIDLEY HAVERGAL TO A POET THAT DIED YOUNG by EDNA ST. VINCENT MILLAY FRATER AVE ATQUE VALE by ALFRED TENNYSON |