Father Prayer
by Margaret Widdemer
Father Prayer is featured in The Old Road to Paradise and Other Poems (1918).
LORD God, Who let Your baby son Pass earthward where the joys were few To a hard death when all was done, And very far away from You; My little lad must go today Paths where I cannot guide his feet, Through dangers that I cannot stay To strife I cannot help him meet; He has heard voices calling him Though youth is gay and life is warm, And right seems far away and dim, To weary ways and battle-storm: Lord God, Whose Son went steadily Down the hard road He had to tread, Guard my son too, that he may be Strong in his hours of doubt and dread!
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