Classic and Contemporary Poetry

PRAYER, by RALPH WALDO EMERSON Poet Analysis Poet's Biography
First Line: When success exalts thy lot
Last Line: Are registered & answered still.
Subject(s): Prayer

When success exalts thy lot
God for thy virtue lays a plot;
And all thy life is for thy own
Then for mankind's instruction shewn;
And, tho' thy knees were never bent,
To heaven thy hourly prayers are sent,
And whether formed for good or ill,
Are registered & answered still.