CIII. Robert Holland. The Lord's Prayer. Edward Farr, ed. 1845. Select Poetry, Chiefly Devotional, of the Reign of Queen Elizabeth

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Edward Farr, ed. Select Poetry of the Reign of Queen Elizabeth. 1845.

The Lord’s Prayer

CIII. Robert Holland


PRAY 1 thus, when ye do pray, therefore:—
Our Father, which in heauen art,
Thy name be hallow’d euermore;
Thy kingdom we desire in hart:
Thy will in earth make vs to do	5
As it in heauen is; euen so.

Giue vs this day our dayly bread;
Our debts forgiue vs, we thee pray,
As we our debtors do: and lead
Vs not, O Lord! by any way	10
Into temptation; but see
From euill we deliu’red be.

For thine, good Lord, the kingdom sure,
The power, and the glorie is,
For euermore for to endure,	15
Which liuest in eternall bliss.
Let this be done, Oh Lord! we pray
In heart:—whereto Amen we say.

Note 1. CIII. Robert Holland.—“Master of Arts, and Minister of the church of Prendergast,” he wrote “The holie Historie of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ’s natiuitie, life, acts, miracles, death, passion, resurrection, and ascension.” This work, from which the extract is derived, was first published in 1594. It was dedicated “To the Right Worshipfull Mistress Anne Phillips, of Picton.” [back]

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