HEAR thou my prayer, O angel kind! Who brought my gladdened eyes to see Him whom so long I yearned to find, And gave his dear heart all to me; O, guard him well, that I may prove Blest in my lover and my love. And keep thou her whose fearful breast Still trembles for its new-found joy (Knowing, ah me! but little rest), Lest envious maids or gods destroy This wondrous happiness that seems Too bright for aught save angel dreams. O, bless us twain! and kindly teach; And safely guard each hallowed name From blighting hint or blasting speech To make our cheeks all red for shame, That blush not for the love they bear In thy pure presence, angel fair. And while, with lips that closer cling In dread to part, we say "Farewell!" Keep thou this love a holy thing That in us evermore may dwell, By circling hearth or sundering sea, Where'er our thankful hearts may be! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE SNUG LITTLE ISLAND by THOMAS FROGNALL DIBDIN CLOTHES DO BUT CHEAT AND COZEN US by ROBERT HERRICK SPELT FROM SIBYL'S LEAVES by GERARD MANLEY HOPKINS THE DESTRUCTION OF JERUSALEM BY THE BABYLONIAN HORDES by ISAAC ROSENBERG |