"Two Prayers"

Two Prayers

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 Ella Higginson's When the Birds Go North Again (1898).