Evening Prayer
Edith Nesbit 1858 (Kennington, Surrey ) – 1924 (New Romney, Kent)
NOT to the terrible God, avenging, bright,
Whose altars struck their roots in flame and blood,
Not to the jealous God, whose merciless might
The infamy of unclean years withstood;
But to the God who lit the evening star,
Who taught the flower to blossom in delight,
Who taught His world what love and worship are
We pray, we two, to-night.
To no vast Presence too immense to love,
To no enthronèd King too great to care,
To no strange Spirit human needs above
We bring our little, intimate, heart-warm prayer;
But to the God who is a Father too,
The Father who loved and gave His only Son
We pray across the cradle, I and you,
For ours, our little one!
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | AXAXBABA CDCDEFEF |
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Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 661 |
Words | 124 |
Stanzas | 2 |
Stanza Lengths | 8, 8 |
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