Poems (Vadlan)/A Mother's Prayer
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A MOTHER'S PRAYER
Like Hannah of old, she bent on her knees,Praying to God above;Seeking a blessing from His decrees,Just a little one to love.
But the days went by and no answer came,Unavailing seemed the cry:Way up yonder came the refrain,"Do not despair or sigh."
Till one day out of the throng below,God sent a golden beam:It entered her heart with a happy glowAnd made her begin to dream.
At last, thro' the dazzling mists of gray,Her child full-grown had come;'Twas answered prayer of many a day,And she said, "Thy will be done."