ADELAIDE ANNE PROCTER – AN APPEAL POEM
AN APPEAL POEM by Adelaide Anne Procter Poetry from A Chaplet of Verses. ADELAIDE ANNE PROCTER – AN APPEAL POEM ‘The Irish Church Mission for Converting the Catholics.’ SPARE her, O cruel England! Thy Sister lieth low; Chained and oppressed she lieth, Spare her that cruel blow. We ask not for the freedom Heaven has […]
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ADELAIDE ANNE PROCTER – THE JUBILEE OF 1850 POEM
THE JUBILEE OF 1850 POEM by Adelaide Anne Procter Poetry from A Chaplet of Verses. ADELAIDE ANNE PROCTER – THE JUBILEE OF 1850 POEM [The titles of the ‘Island of Saints’ and the ‘Dower of Our Lady’, though more frequently applied to Ireland, were often given to England in former times.] BLESS God, ye happy […]
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ADELAIDE ANNE PROCTER – CHRISTMAS FLOWERS POEM
CHRISTMAS FLOWERS POEM by Adelaide Anne Procter Poetry from A Chaplet of Verses. ADELAIDE ANNE PROCTER – CHRISTMAS FLOWERS POEM THE Earth is so bleak and deserted, So cold the winds blow, That no bud or no blossom will venture To peep from below; But, longing for Spring time, they nestle Deep under the snow. […]
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ADELAIDE ANNE PROCTER – A DESIRE POEM
A DESIRE POEM by Adelaide Anne Procter Poetry from A Chaplet of Verses. ADELAIDE ANNE PROCTER – A DESIRE POEM OH, to have dwelt in Bethlehem When the star of the Lord shone bright! To have sheltered the holy wanderers On that blessed Christmas night; To have kissed the tender wayworn feet Of the mother […]
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ADELAIDE ANNE PROCTER – OUR DAILY BREAD POEM
OUR DAILY BREAD POEM by Adelaide Anne Procter Poetry from A Chaplet of Verses. ADELAIDE ANNE PROCTER – OUR DAILY BREAD POEM GIVE us our daily Bread, O God, the bread of strength! For we have learnt to know How weak we are at length. As children we are weak, As children must be fed— […]
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ADELAIDE ANNE PROCTER – THREEFOLD POEM
THREEFOLD POEM by Adelaide Anne Procter Poetry from A Chaplet of Verses. ADELAIDE ANNE PROCTER – THREEFOLD POEM MOTHER of grace and mercy, Behold how burthens three Weigh down my weary spirit, And drive me here—to Thee. Three gifts I place for ever Before thy shrine: The threefold offering of my love, Mary, to thine! […]
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ADELAIDE ANNE PROCTER – CONFIDO ET CONQUIESCO POEM
CONFIDO ET CONQUIESCO POEM by Adelaide Anne Procter Poetry from A Chaplet of Verses. ADELAIDE ANNE PROCTER – CONFIDO ET CONQUIESCO POEM ‘Scit; potest; vult: quid est quod timeamus?’ S. IGNATIUS. FRET not, poor soul: while doubt and fear Disturb thy breast, The pitying angels, who can see How vain thy wild regret must be, […]
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ADELAIDE ANNE PROCTER – ORA PRO ME POEM
ORA PRO ME POEM by Adelaide Anne Procter Poetry from A Chaplet of Verses. ADELAIDE ANNE PROCTER – ORA PRO ME POEM AVE MARIA! bright and pure, Hear, oh hear me when I pray! Pains and pleasures try the pilgrim On his long and weary way; Fears and perils are around me,— Ora pro me. […]
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ADELAIDE ANNE PROCTER – THE CHURCH IN 1849 POEM
THE CHURCH IN 1849 POEM by Adelaide Anne Procter Poetry from A Chaplet of Verses. ADELAIDE ANNE PROCTER – THE CHURCH IN 1849 POEM OH, mighty Mother, hearken! for thy foes Gather around thee, and exulting cry That thine old strength is gone and thou must die, Pointing with fierce rejoicing to thy woes. And […]
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ADELAIDE ANNE PROCTER – FISHERS OF MEN POEM
FISHERS OF MEN POEM by Adelaide Anne Procter Poetry from A Chaplet of Verses. ADELAIDE ANNE PROCTER – FISHERS OF MEN POEM THE boats are out and the storm is high, We kneel on the shore and pray : The Star of the Sea shines still in the sky, And God is our help and […]
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ADELAIDE ANNE PROCTER – THE OLD YEAR’S BLESSING POEM
THE OLD YEAR’S BLESSING POEM by Adelaide Anne Procter Poetry from A Chaplet of Verses. ADELAIDE ANNE PROCTER – THE OLD YEAR’S BLESSING POEM I AM fading from you, But one draweth near, Called the Angel-guardian Of the coming year. If my gifts and graces Coldly you forget, Let the New Year’s Angel Bless and […]
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ADELAIDE ANNE PROCTER – EVENING CHANT POEM
EVENING CHANT POEM by Adelaide Anne Procter Poetry from A Chaplet of Verses. ADELAIDE ANNE PROCTER – EVENING CHANT POEM STREW before our Lady’s Picture Roses—flushing like the sky Where the lingering western cloudlets Watch the daylight die. Violets steeped in dreamy odours, Humble as the Mother mild, Blue as were her eyes when watching […]
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