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My Prayer
At first I prayed for light,
Could I but see the way
How gladly, swiftly would I
walk
To everlasting day.
And next I prayed for strength
That I might tread the road,
With firm, unfaltering feet
and win
The Heaven’s serene abode.
Then I asked for faith
Could I but trust in God
I’d live enfolded in his peace
Though foes were all abroad.
But now, I pray for love,
Deep love for God and man,
A living love that will not fail
However dark His plan.
And light and strength and
faith
Are opening every where,
God only waited for me till
I prayed the greater prayer.
Rhoda Wise
