Light

Lord, send thy light,
Not only in the darkest night,
But in the shadowy, dim twilight,
Wherein my strained and aching sight
Can scarce distinguish wrong from right,
Then send thy light.
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Teach me to pray.
Not only in the morning gray,
Or when the moonbeam’s silver ray
Falls on my, but at high noonday,
When pleasure beckons me away,
Teach me to pray.
-Constance Milman

It’s true [...]

A Humble Heart

I would not ask Thee that my days
Should flow quite smoothly on and on,
Lest I should learn to love the world
Too well, ere all my time was done.
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I would not ask Thee that my work
Should never bring me pain nor fear;
Lest I should learn to work alone,
And never wish thy presence near.
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I would [...]

Not Knowing

I know not what shall befall me;
God hangs a mist o’er my eyes,
And thus each step of my onward path
He makes new scenes to rise,
And every joy he sends to me comes
As a sweet and glad surprise.
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I see not as step before me
As I tread on another year;
But the past is in [...]

At Sunset

It isn’t the thing you do, dear,
It’s the thing you’ve left undone
Which gives you a
bit of heartache
At the setting of the sun.
The tender word forgotten,
The letter you did not write,
The flower you might have sent, dear,
Are your haunting ghosts to-night.
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The stone you might have lifted
Out of a brother’s way,
The bit of heartsome [...]

Today’s “poem of the day” is about Martin Luther.  I thought it went well after yesterday’s poem: “The Comparative Degree”, because Martin Luther lived his life for God alone, and did not let himself be swayed by the popular prejudices of the day.  He was not concerned with comparing himself to other humans, but only [...]

The Comparative Degree

What weight of woe we owe to thee,
Accurst comparative degree!
Thy paltry step can never give
Access to the superlative;
For he who would the wisest be,
Strives to make others wise as he,
And never yet was man judged best
Who would be better than the rest;
So does comparison unkind
Dwarf and debase the haughty mind.

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Make not [...]

I decided on the poetry selection for today because of the last post I did - about what guys like to see in girls. These 3 poems are more focused on what godly girls look for in guys. And there are 3 poems, because I just couldn’t decide which was best.
Enjoy!
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Wanted
God give us [...]