Saturday, July 7, 2012

A Prayer, Anne Bronte

My God! Oh let me call Thee mine!
Weak, wretched sinner though I be,
My trembling soul would fain be Thine,
My feeble faith still clings to Thee.


Not only for the past I grieve,
the future fills me with dismay;
Unless Thou hasten to relieve,
I know my heart will fall away.


I cannot say my faith is strong,
I dare not hope my love is great,
But strength and love to Thee belong,
Oh do not leave me desolate!


I know I owe my all to Thee,
Oh! Take this heart I cannot give.
Do Thou my Strength and Saviour be:
And make me to Thy glory live!



This poem has been a zinger for me.  I am almost done memorizing it, thanks to dry erase marker on my bathroom mirror.  I can't wait to give those Bronte sisters a hug in heaven.  They just know how to say it sometimes.

p.s.

fain

  [feyn] 
adverb
1.
gladly; willingly: He fain would accept.


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