A Child's Grace

HERE a little child I stand
Heaving up my either hand;
Cold as paddocks though they be,
Here I lift them up to Thee,
For a benison to fall
On our meat and on us all. Amen.

About Robert Herrick

Cavalier lyric poet known for witty, elegant verse celebrating love, beauty, and the fleeting nature of life.

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