A prayer to the Father of heaven

John Skelton 1460 (Norfolk) – 1529 (London)



O radiant luminary of light interminable,
    Celestial Father, potential God of might,
Of heaven and earth O Lord incomparable,
   Of all perfections the essential most perfite !
    O maker of mankind, that formëd day and night,
Whose power imperial comprehendeth every place :
   Mine heart, my mind, my thought, my whole delight
Is after this life to see thy glorious face.

Whose magnificense is incomprehensible,
    All arguments of reason which far doth exceed,
Whose deity doubtless is indivisible,
    From whom all goodness and virtue doth proceed ;
    Of thy support all creätures have need :
Assist me, good Lord, and grant my of thy grace
    To live to thy pleasure in word, thought, and deed,
And after this life to see thy glorious face.

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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme ABABBCBC ADADDCDC
Closest metre Iambic hexameter
Characters 763
Words 122
Stanzas 2
Stanza Lengths 8, 8

John Skelton

John Skelton (1460-1529), also known as John Shelton, possibly born in Diss, Norfolk, was an English poet. more…

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