Prayer, "the incense of the heart may rise / To heaven, and find acceptance there."
— Pierpont, John (1785-1866)
Author
Work Title
Date
1831
Metaphor
Prayer, "the incense of the heart may rise / To heaven, and find acceptance there."
Metaphor in Context
From every place below the skies
The grateful song, the fervent prayer
The incense of the heart may rise
To heaven, and find acceptance there.
The grateful song, the fervent prayer
The incense of the heart may rise
To heaven, and find acceptance there.
Categories
Provenance
Reading
Citation
American Common-place Book of Poetry, Ed. George Cheever, 1831.
Date of Entry
01/28/2004
Date of Review
05/20/2009
