Poem by Digby Mackworth Dolben

Requests

I asked for Peace—
 My sins arose,
 And bound me close,
I could not find release.

I asked for Truth—
 My doubts came in,
 And with their din
They wearied all my youth.

I asked for Love—
 My lovers failed,
 And griefs assailed
Around, beneath, above.

I asked for Thee—
 And Thou didst come
 To take me home
Within Thy Heart to be.

1. Good Night
2. There Was One Who Walked in Shadow
3. Brevi Tempore Magnum Perfecit Opus
4. Methought, through Many Years and Lands
5. Sister Death

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