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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE MYSTIC'S PRAYER, by WILLIAM SHARP Poet's Biography
First Line: Lay me to sleep in sheltering flame
Last Line: My soul's desire.
Alternate Author Name(s): Macleod, Fiona
Subject(s): Desire; Fire; Mysticism; Prayer; Religion; Sleep; Theology
First Line: Lay me to sleep in sheltering flame
Last Line: My soul's desire.
Alternate Author Name(s): Macleod, Fiona
Subject(s): Desire; Fire; Mysticism; Prayer; Religion; Sleep; Theology
Lay me to sleep in sheltering flame,
O Master of the Hidden Fire!
Wash pure my heart, and cleanse for me
My soul's desire.
In flame of sunrise bathe my mind,
O Master of the Hidden Fire,
That, when I wake, clear-eyed may be
My soul's desire.
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