Prayer In Time Of War Poem Rhyme Scheme and Analysis
Rhyme Scheme: AABBCC DDEECC FFGGCC HHIICCNow Death is near and very near | A |
In this wild whirl of horror and fear | A |
When round the vessel of our State | B |
Roll the great mountain waves of hate | B |
God We have but one prayer to day | C |
O Father teach us how to pray | C |
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For prayer is strong and very strong | D |
But we have turned from Thee so long | D |
To follow gods that have no power | E |
Save in the safe and sordid hour | E |
That to Thy feet we have lost the way | C |
O Father teach us how to pray | C |
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We have done ill and very ill | F |
Set up our will against Thy will | F |
That our soft lives might gorge full fed | G |
We stole our brothers' daily bread | G |
Lord we are sorry we went astray | C |
O Father teach us how to pray | C |
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Now in this hour of desperate strife | H |
For England's life her very life | H |
Teach us to pray that life may be | I |
A new life beautiful to Thee | I |
And in Thy hands that life to lay | C |
O Father teach us how to pray | C |
Edith Nesbit
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