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Poem
November 17, 1877
Gold Hill Daily News
Gold Hill, Storey County, Nevada
What is this article about?
A mother's devotional prayer seeking divine help to raise her child in faith, blessing both with grace, moral guidance, and ultimate salvation through eternity.
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Alas! how slow, how helpless, too,
As I this sacred work to do—
My utmost strength must fall.
Yet, Holy Spirit, in Thy power
Has given me from hour to hour,
I surely shall prevail.
O Gracious Influence, to his heart
Give will to choose the "better part,"
Which none can take away.
By him, O helping God, be found,
To him in gifts of love abound.
Be with him every day.
And God of Grace, his mother bless
With prayer and faith and watchfulness,
Now that she has a child.
Let not her weak indulgence spoil.
Nor yet her stern, harsh manner foil.
Take heart, so soft and mild.
Help her in every act and word
To follow close her lovely Lord:
Be Thou her only pride—
That she may holy influence shed
Around this dear immortal head.
And keep him on Thy side.
Then, when the last great trump shall sound,
And all before the Judge be found
To hear their sentence passed.
May he in glory then appear,
Receive Thy prize, Thy "Well done" near—
A conqueror at last.
Yea, may this soul of rarer worth
To me than all the souls of earth,
But wear Thy diadem:
Then, through eternity I'll raise
A mother's song of unmingled praise,
To Thee, redeeming Lamb.
—Sunday Magazine.
As I this sacred work to do—
My utmost strength must fall.
Yet, Holy Spirit, in Thy power
Has given me from hour to hour,
I surely shall prevail.
O Gracious Influence, to his heart
Give will to choose the "better part,"
Which none can take away.
By him, O helping God, be found,
To him in gifts of love abound.
Be with him every day.
And God of Grace, his mother bless
With prayer and faith and watchfulness,
Now that she has a child.
Let not her weak indulgence spoil.
Nor yet her stern, harsh manner foil.
Take heart, so soft and mild.
Help her in every act and word
To follow close her lovely Lord:
Be Thou her only pride—
That she may holy influence shed
Around this dear immortal head.
And keep him on Thy side.
Then, when the last great trump shall sound,
And all before the Judge be found
To hear their sentence passed.
May he in glory then appear,
Receive Thy prize, Thy "Well done" near—
A conqueror at last.
Yea, may this soul of rarer worth
To me than all the souls of earth,
But wear Thy diadem:
Then, through eternity I'll raise
A mother's song of unmingled praise,
To Thee, redeeming Lamb.
—Sunday Magazine.
What sub-type of article is it?
Hymn
What themes does it cover?
Religious Faith
Moral Virtue
What keywords are associated?
Mother Prayer
Child Guidance
Holy Spirit
Spiritual Strength
Eternal Salvation
What entities or persons were involved?
Sunday Magazine
Poem Details
Author
Sunday Magazine
Subject
Mother's Prayer For Her Child
Key Lines
Yet, Holy Spirit, In Thy Power
Has Given Me From Hour To Hour,
I Surely Shall Prevail.
Then, Through Eternity I'll Raise
A Mother's Song Of Unmingled Praise,