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A Prayer - In The Prospect Of Death.

By Robert Burns

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O Thou unknown, Almighty Cause             Of all my hope and fear?         In whose dread presence, ere an hour             Perhaps I must appear!         If I have wander'd in those paths             Of life I ought to shun;         As something, loudly, in my breast,             Remonstrates I have done;         Thou know'st that Thou hast formed me,             With passions wild and strong;         And list'ning to their witching voice             Has often led me wrong.         Where human weakness has come short,             Or frailty stept aside,         Do Thou, All-Good! for such thou art,             In shades of darkness hide.         Where with intention I have err'd,             No other plea I have,         But, Thou art good; and goodness still             Delighteth to forgive.

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About Robert Burns

Robert Burns (1759–1796) was Scotland's national poet, celebrated worldwide on Burns Night. He wrote in Scots and English, producing poems like "Auld Lang Syne," "A Red, Red Rose," and "To a Mouse," championing democratic values and the dignity of common people.

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