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Many Voices
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Poem: Prayer in Time of War
Now Death is near, and very near,
In this wild whirl of horror and fear,
When round the vessel of our State
Roll the great mountain waves of hate.
God! We have but one prayer to-day -
O Father, teach us how to pray.
For prayer is strong, and very strong;
But we have turned from Thee so long
To follow gods that have no power
Save in the safe and sordid hour,
That to Thy feet we have lost the way . . .
O Father, teach us how to pray.
We have done ill, and very ill,
Set up our will against Thy will.
That our soft lives might gorge, full-fed,
We stole our brothers’ daily bread.
Lord, we are sorry we went astray -
O Father, teach us how to pray.
Now in this hour of desperate strife
For England’s life, her very life,
Teach us to pray that life may be
A new life, beautiful to Thee,
And in Thy hands that life to lay.
O Father, teach us how to pray.
1915.
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Chicago: Edith Nesbit, "Poem: Prayer in Time of War," Many Voices, ed. Sutherland, Alexander, 1853-1902 and trans. Seaton, R. C. in Many Voices (New York: George E. Wood, ""Death-bed"" edition, 1892), Original Sources, accessed March 29, 2023, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=LBF2JSSWAS2NXK8.
MLA: Nesbit, Edith. "Poem: Prayer in Time of War." Many Voices, edited by Sutherland, Alexander, 1853-1902, and translated by Seaton, R. C., in Many Voices, New York, George E. Wood, ""Death-bed"" edition, 1892, Original Sources. 29 Mar. 2023. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=LBF2JSSWAS2NXK8.
Harvard: Nesbit, E, 'Poem: Prayer in Time of War' in Many Voices, ed. and trans. . cited in ""Death-bed"" edition, 1892, Many Voices, George E. Wood, New York. Original Sources, retrieved 29 March 2023, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=LBF2JSSWAS2NXK8.
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