Bliss Carman, et al., eds. The World’s Best Poetry.
Volume IV. The Higher Life. 1904. | | | | IV. Sabbath: Worship: Creed | | The Sabbath of the Soul | | Anna Letitia Barbauld (1743–1825) |
| | | SLEEP, sleep to-day, tormenting cares, | |
| Of earth and folly born; | |
| Ye shall not dim the light that streams | |
| From this celestial morn. | |
| |
| To-morrow will be time enough | 5 |
| To feel your harsh control; | |
| Ye shall not violate, this day, | |
| The Sabbath of my soul. | |
| |
| Sleep, sleep forever, guilty thoughts; | |
| Let fires of vengeance die; | 10 |
| And, purged from sin, may I behold | |
| A God of purity! | | | | |
|
|
