A PRAYER.
To One who was so, merciful and tender to all things, A thousand thousand bleeding hearts send over sun and star This plea to-day ; “ 0 Lord, we pray, ope that vast door which swings Between our world and worlds beyond, and let it stand ajar. Only a moment —nay, not that —one second onl} r , Lord, Would mean to all earth's suffering ' hosts, pain’s ultimate rewardj|: “ Or, if in truth that, mighty door LjA : sponds to some wise law, : And if by mantra, prayer and faSfc, or any sacred rite Or lively thought; we may he brought to see as St John saw, Then help us, Lord, to find. the. way and help to give us sjg-ht. We have our faith to lead us through. earth’s grave-strewn paths; but. Oh 1. •• ! Lord, flash a vision on our eyes, and | jet us say, ‘ We know.
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Hokitika Guardian, 27 October 1917, Page 1
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146A PRAYER. Hokitika Guardian, 27 October 1917, Page 1
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