Lord, I have often prayed
One deep wrong to forget;
And Thou hast granted me that prayer,
And I should thank Thee, yet―
To-night, O God, I kneel,
Of conscience-torment free,
And with a clearer knowledge make
A later, stronger plea:
Let me remember, God,
Though that drive peace from me!
To rise above myself, I need
The scourge of memory.
“Two Prayers” as it appears in Higginson’s When the Birds Go North Again (1898).