Still owly-eyed when staring on thy light,
Grant that, released from this earthly jail,
And freed of clouds which here our knowledge veil,
In heaven’s high temples, where thy praises ring,
I may in sweeter notes hear angels sing.”
(ll. 329–335.)
“A Prayer for Mankind,” however, opens with the note of humble adoration and a sense of sin.
“Great God, whom we with humble thoughts adore,
Eternal, infinite, almighty King,
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