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Literary
November 4, 1822
The Alexandria Herald
Alexandria, Virginia
What is this article about?
A devotional poem titled 'THE PATRIOT'S PRAYER,' invoking divine guidance to align the speaker's thoughts with their country's voice, prioritizing freedom, virtue, and national good over personal gain, grandeur, or factional hate.
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THE PATRIOT'S PRAYER:
Parent of All, Omnipotent
In heaven and earth below;
Through all creation's bounds, unspent,
Whose streams of goodness flow.
Teach me to know from whence I rose,
And unto what designed;
No private aims let me propose,
Since linked with human kind.
But chief to hear my country's voice
May all my thoughts incline;
'Tis Reason's law, 'tis Virtue's choice,
'Tis nature's call and thine.
Me from fair Freedom's sacred cause
Let nothing e'er divide;
Grandeur, nor gold, nor vain applause,
Nor friendship false misguide.
Let me not faction's partial hate
Pursue to other's woe,
Nor grasp the thunder of the state
To wound a private foe.
Parent of All, Omnipotent
In heaven and earth below;
Through all creation's bounds, unspent,
Whose streams of goodness flow.
Teach me to know from whence I rose,
And unto what designed;
No private aims let me propose,
Since linked with human kind.
But chief to hear my country's voice
May all my thoughts incline;
'Tis Reason's law, 'tis Virtue's choice,
'Tis nature's call and thine.
Me from fair Freedom's sacred cause
Let nothing e'er divide;
Grandeur, nor gold, nor vain applause,
Nor friendship false misguide.
Let me not faction's partial hate
Pursue to other's woe,
Nor grasp the thunder of the state
To wound a private foe.
What sub-type of article is it?
Poem
Hymn Or Psalm
What themes does it cover?
Patriotism
Liberty Freedom
Moral Virtue
What keywords are associated?
Patriotism
Prayer
Freedom
Virtue
Country
Divine Guidance
Literary Details
Title
The Patriot's Prayer
Key Lines
Parent Of All, Omnipotent
In Heaven And Earth Below;
Through All Creation's Bounds, Unspent,
Whose Streams Of Goodness Flow.
But Chief To Hear My Country's Voice
May All My Thoughts Incline;
'Tis Reason's Law, 'Tis Virtue's Choice,
'Tis Nature's Call And Thine.
Me From Fair Freedom's Sacred Cause
Let Nothing E'er Divide;
Grandeur, Nor Gold, Nor Vain Applause,
Nor Friendship False Misguide.