The Band of Gideon and Other Lyrics/Supplication

by Joseph Seamon Cotter (1895-1919)

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Supplication

I am so tired and weary, So tired of the endless fight,So weary of waiting the dawn And finding endless night.

That I ask but rest and quiet— Rest for days that are gone,And quiet for the little space That I must journey on.