Classic and Contemporary Poetry
MOTHER'S LITANY BY THE SICK-BED OF A CHILD, by FELICIA DOROTHEA HEMANS Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Saviour, that of woman born Last Line: Hear and aid! Alternate Author Name(s): Browne, Felicia Dorothea Subject(s): Mothers; Sickness; Illness | ||||||||
SAVIOUR, that of woman born, Mother-sorrow didst not scorn -- Thou, with whose last anguish strove One dear thought of earthly love -- Hear and aid! Low he lies, my precious child, With his spirit wandering wild From its gladsome tasks and play, And its bright thoughts far away -- Saviour, aid! Pain sits heavy on his brow, E'en though slumber seal it now; Round his lip is quivering strife In his hand unquiet life -- Aid! oh, aid! Saviour! loose the burning chain From his fevered heart and brain, Give, oh! give his young soul back Into its own cloudless track! Hear and aid! Thou that saidst, "Awake! arise!" E'en when death had quenched the eyes -- In this hour of grief's deep sighing, When o'erwearied hope is dying, Hear and aid! Yet, oh! make him thine, all thine, Saviour! whether Death's or mine! Yet, oh! pour on human love, Strength, trust, patience, from above! Hear and aid! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...A SICK CHILD by RANDALL JARRELL AFTERNOON AT MACDOWELL by JANE KENYON HAVING IT OUT WITH MELANCHOLY by JANE KENYON SONNET: 9. HOPE by WILLIAM LISLE BOWLES A DIRGE (1) by FELICIA DOROTHEA HEMANS |
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