| Nicholson & Lee, eds. The Oxford Book of English Mystical Verse. 1917. |
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| 230. The Mystics Prayer |
| By William Sharp (18561902) |
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| LAY me to sleep in sheltering flame, | |
| O Master of the Hidden Fire! | |
| Wash pure my heart, and cleanse for me | |
| My souls desire. | |
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| In flame of sunrise bathe my mind, | 5 |
| O Master of the Hidden Fire, | |
| That, when I wake, clear-eyed may be | |
| My souls desire. | |
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