Lyric Poem · Life
"Heavenly Father"—take to thee
"Heavenly Father" — take to thee
The supreme iniquity
Fashioned by thy candid Hand
In a moment contraband —
Though to trust us — seems to us
More respectful — "We are Dust" —
We apologize to thee
For thine own Duplicity —
This poem is in the public domain.
“"Heavenly Father"—take to thee” by Emily Dickinson — quilloak.com/poems/heavenly-father-take-to-thee
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