A Hidden Life and Other Poems
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Take of the first fruits, Father, of thy care,Wrapped in the fresh leaves of my gratitudeLate waked for early gifts ill understood;Claiming in all my harvests rightful share,Whether with song that mounts the joyful airI praise my God; or, in yet deeper mood,Sit dumb because I know a speechless good,Needing no voice, but all the soul for prayer.Thou hast been faithful to my highest need;And I, thy debtor, ever, evermore,Shall never feel the grateful burden sore.Yet most I thank thee, not for any deed,But for the sense thy living self did breedThat fatherhood is at the great world's core.
Chapters (120)
- I.
- II.
- CONTENTS.
- A HIDDEN LIFE THE HOMELESS GHOST ABU MIDJAN AN OLD STORY A BOOK OP DREAMS TO AURELIO SAFFI SONNET A MEMORIAL OF AFRICA A GIFT THE MAN OF SONGS BETTER THINGS THE JOURNEY PRAYER REST TO A.J. SCOTT LIGHT TO A.J. SCOTT WERE I A SKILFUL PAINTER IF I WERE A MONK, AND THOU WERT A NUN BLESSED ARE THE MEEK, FOR THEY SHALL INHERIT THE EARTH THE HILLS I KNOW WHAT BEAUTY IS I WOULD I WERE A CHILD THE LOST SOUL A DREAM WITHIN A DREAM AFTER AN OLD LEGEND THE TREE'S PRAYER A STORY OF THE SEA SHORE MY HEART O DO NOT LEAVE ME THE HOLY SNOWDROPS TO MY SISTER O THOU OF LITTLE FAITH LONGING A BOY'S GRIEF THE CHILD-MOTHER LOVE'S ORDEAL A PRAYER FOR THE PAST FAR AND NEAR MY ROOM SYMPATHY LITTLE ELFIE THE THANK OFFERING THE BURNT OFFERING FOUR SONNETS SONNET EIGHTEEN SONNETS DEATH AND BIRTH EARLY POEMS.
- THE GOSPEL WOMEN.
- POEMS.
- A HIDDEN LIFE.
- THE HOMELESS GHOST.
- ABU MIDJAN.
- AN OLD STORY.
- A BOOK OF DREAMS.
- A BOOK OF DREAMS.
- TO AURELIO SAFFI.
- SONNET.
- A MEMORIAL OF AFRICA.
- I.
- II.
- A GIFT.
- THE MAN OF SONGS.
- BETTER THINGS.
- THE JOURNEY.
- II.
- III.
- IV.
- PRAYER.
- REST.
- II.
- III.
- IV.
- TO A.J. SCOTT.
- LIGHT.
- TO A.J. SCOTT.
- WERE I A SKILFUL PAINTER.
- IF I WERE A MONK, AND THOU WERT A NUN.
- BLESSED ARE THE MEEK, FOR THEY SHALL INHERIT THE EARTH.
- THE HILLS.
- I KNOW WHAT BEAUTY IS.
- I WOULD I WERE A CHILD.
- THE LOST SOUL.
- A DREAM WITHIN A DREAM.
- THE OUTER DREAM.
- THE INNER DREAM.
- THE OUTER DREAM.
- AFTER AN OLD LEGEND.
- THE TREE'S PRAYER.
- A STORY OF THE SEA-SHORE.
- INTRODUCTION.
- THE STORY.
- MY HEART.
- O DO NOT LEAVE ME.
- THE HOLY SNOWDROPS.
- TO MY SISTER.
- OH THOU OF LITTLE FAITH!
- LONGING.
- A BOY'S GRIEF.
- THE CHILD-MOTHER.
- LOVE'S ORDEAL;
- A PRAYER FOR THE PAST.
- FAR AND NEAR.
- MY ROOM.
- SYMPATHY.
- LITTLE ELFIE.
- THE THANK OFFERING.
- THE BURNT OFFERING.
- FOUR SONNETS
- I.
- II.
- III.
- IV.
- SONNET.
- EIGHTEEN SONNETS,
- I.
- II.
- III.
- IV.
- V.
- VI.
- VII.
- VIII.
- IX.
- X.
- XI.
- XII.
- XIII.
- XIV.
- XV.
- XVI.
- XVII
- XVIII.
- DEATH AND BIRTH.
- EARLY POEMS.
- LONGING.
- MY EYES MAKE PICTURES.
- DEATH.
- LESSONS FOR A CHILD.
- I.
- II.
- III.
- HOPE DEFERRED.
- THE DEATH OF THE OLD YEAR.
- A SONG IN A DREAM.
- A THANKSGIVING.
- THE GOSPEL WOMEN.
- I.
- II.
- III.
- IV.
- V.
- VI.
- VII.
- VIII.
- IX.
- X.
- XI.
- XII.
- XIII.
- XIV.
- XV.
- XVI.
- THE END.
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