CREATOR of the rolling flood! On whom Thy people hope alone; Who cam'st by water and by blood, For man's offences to atone: Who from the labours of the deep Didst set Thy servant Peter free, To feed on earth Thy chosen sheep, And build an endless church to Thee. Grant us, devoid of worldly care, And leaning on Thy bounteous hand, To seek Thy help in humble prayer, And on Thy sacred rock to stand: And when, our livelong toil to crown, Thy call shall set the spirit free, To cast with joy our burthen down, And rise, O Lord! and follow Thee! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...EPITAPH ON HIMSELF by SAMUEL TAYLOR COLERIDGE CHRISTMAS by PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR SONNET: ADDRESSED TO HAYDON (1) by JOHN KEATS CALYPSO WATCHING THE OCEAN by LETITIA ELIZABETH LANDON KEATS; SONNET by HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW THE KING OF DENMARK'S RIDE by CAROLINE ELIZABETH SARAH SHERIDAN NORTON |