Poems (Coolidge)/An Easter Prayer

by Helen Elizabeth Coolidge

AN EASTER PRAYER

The while the world rejoicing blooms,
 Now winter storms are o'er,
No longer tempest-tossed my heart
 Would thee, O Christ, adore;
Thy resurrection be my song,
 Thy glory fill my thought,
Oh, henceforth, may each deed of mine
 Be for thine honor wrought.

Oh, grant that I, the things above.
 Sustained by promised strength,
May ever seek, rejoicing still,
 Through all my journey's length;
May words that I to-day shall sing,
 Be those of heartfelt praise,
O Saviour dear, whose love for me,
 Shall intercede always.

So may I rise, with thee, to-day,
 That through the music clear,
As thou shalt call, the tender note
 My listening soul shall hear;
May I, through earth-clouds parted now,
 The light of heaven see,
A daily song my life become,
 Of richest melody.