Look from your sphere of endless day, O God of mercy and of might; In pity look on those who stray So blindly in this land of light. Send us, your people, Lord, to call The thoughtless, hardened young and old, A scattered homeless flock, till all Are gathered in your peaceful fold. Give us your mighty Word, to speak Till faith is born and doubts depart, To awe the bold, to stay the weak, And bind and heal the broken heart. Then all these wastes, a dreary scene That makes us sadden as we gaze, Shall bloom with living waters green And lift to heav'n the voice of praise. Amen | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...TRAFALGAR SQUARE by ROBERT SEYMOUR BRIDGES POOR MAILIE'S ELEGY by ROBERT BURNS ON LIVING, FROM LIFE IS A DREAM by PEDRO CALDERON DE LA BARCA HARRY PLOUGHMAN by GERARD MANLEY HOPKINS VILLANELLE, WITH STEVENSON'S ASSISTANCE by FRANKLIN PIERCE ADAMS ARETEMIAS by ANTIPATER OF SIDON |