O Thou, who knowest whence we came, and can
Endow a moment with the mood of Man,
When my wan moment like a dream is gone,
Destroy or take me then where I began.
If it be in the moment I have err'd
A thousand times, remember I'm a word
That Thou hast spoken, its echoes have
All from Thine own intensity occurr'd.
I am no other than what Thou hast made,
Apprenticed to Thy purpose, like a trade,
I know not why; and if I care or no,
'Tis to Thy purpose, too, how I am paid!
First published in The Bulletin, 2 May 1903
Author reference site: Austlit, Australian Poetry Library
See also.
Endow a moment with the mood of Man,
When my wan moment like a dream is gone,
Destroy or take me then where I began.
If it be in the moment I have err'd
A thousand times, remember I'm a word
That Thou hast spoken, its echoes have
All from Thine own intensity occurr'd.
I am no other than what Thou hast made,
Apprenticed to Thy purpose, like a trade,
I know not why; and if I care or no,
'Tis to Thy purpose, too, how I am paid!
First published in The Bulletin, 2 May 1903
Author reference site: Austlit, Australian Poetry Library
See also.
