Listen, Lord: A Prayer - Academy of American Poets
O Lord—open up a window of heaven, And lean out far over the battlements of glory, And listen this morning. Lord, have mercy on proud and dying sinners— Sinners hanging over the mouth of hell, Who seem to love their distance well.
Listen, Lord: A Prayer by James Weldon Johnson - Poetry.com
May 13, 2011 · O Lord--open up a window of heaven, And lean out far over the battlements of glory, And listen this morning. Lord, have mercy on proud and dying sinners--Sinners hanging over the mouth of hell, Who seem to love their distance well. Lord--ride by this morning--Mount Your milk-white horse, And ride-a this morning--And in Your ride, ride by old hell,
Listen, Lord: A Prayer - Poem by James Weldon Johnson
Lord God, this morning--Put his eye to the telescope of eternity, And let him look upon the paper walls of time. Lord, turpentine his imagination, Put perpetual motion in his arms, Fill him full of the dynamite of Thy power, Anoint him all over with the oil of Thy salvation, And set his tongue on fire. And now, O Lord--
Listen, Lord: A Prayer by James Weldon Johnson - Poems
Listen, Lord: A Prayer - O Lord, we come this morning - The Academy of American Poets is the largest membership-based nonprofit organization fostering an appreciation for contemporary poetry and supporting American poets.
James Weldon Johnson, "Listen Lord: A Prayer" (1927)
Dec 13, 2022 · A Prayer O Lord, we come this morning Knee-bowed and body-bent Before thy throne of grace. O Lord -- this morning --Bow our hearts beneath our knees, And our knees in some lonesome valley. We come this morning --Like empty pitchers to a full fountain, With no merits of our own. O Lord -- open up a window of heaven, And lean out far over the ...
Listen, Lord: A Prayer poem - James Weldon Johnson - Best Poems
Listen, Lord: A Prayer. by James Weldon Johnson. O Lord, we come this morning. Knee-bowed and body-bent. Before Thy throne of grace. O Lord--this morning-- Bow our hearts beneath our knees, And our knees in some lonesome valley. We come this morning-- Like empty pitchers to a full fountain, With no merits of our own.
Listen Lord: A Prayer - A Poem by James Weldon Johnson
O Lord--open up a window of heaven, And lean out far over the battlements of glory, And listen this morning. Lord, have mercy on proud and dying sinners-- Sinners hanging over the mouth of hell, Who seem to love their distance well.
Listen, Lord: A Prayer, by James Weldon Johnson - Poeticous
O Lord—open up a window of heaven, And lean out far over the battlements of glory, And listen this morning. Lord, have mercy on proud and dying sinners—. Sinners hanging over the mouth of hell, Who seem to love their distance well. Lord—ride by this morning—. Mount Your milk-white horse, And ride-a this morning—.
Listen, Lord: A Prayer by James Weldon Johnson: poem analysis
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Listen, Lord: A Prayer Poem Analysis - Poetry.com
May 13, 2011 · An analysis of the Listen, Lord: A Prayer poem by James Weldon Johnson including schema, poetic form, metre, stanzas and plenty more comprehensive statistics.
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