A Child's Evening Prayer by Samuel Taylor Coleridge
Ere on my bed my limbs I lay, God grant me grace my prayers to say: O God! Preserve my mother dear In strength and health for many a year; And, O! preserve my father too, And may I pay him reverence due; And may I my best thoughts employ To be my parents' hope and joy; And O! Preserve my brother's too From evil doings and from sloth, And may we always love each other Our friends, our Father, and our mother: And still. O Lord, to me impart An innocent and grateful heart, That after my great sleep I may Awake to thy eternal day! Amen Speaker: Child to God Conflict: Man vs. God No of lines in the poem used by the poet: 16 THEMES that you should emphasize if you are writing any exam: Praying for the family. Faith Belief Religion Discipline Family Innocence Peace Glossary: Sloth : Laziness Reverence: Respect The poem 'A Child's Evening Prayer' was written in the age of romant...