| William Stanley Braithwaite, ed. (1878–1962). Anthology of Magazine Verse for 1920. 1920. |
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| Invocation |
| | | Marya Alexandrovna Zaturensky |
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| MAKE of my voice a blue-edged Sword, Oh, Lord! | |
| Strengthen my soul to deliver your war-cry, | |
| Make of my voice a blue-edged sword, Oh, Lord! | |
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| Out of my frailness fashion a piercing reed, | |
| Out of my pity a great battle ax, | 5 |
| Out of my frailness fashion a piercing reed! | |
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| I have had a vision and I cannot sleep, | |
| A vision consumes me and tears me apart, | |
| I have had a vision and I cannot sleep. | |
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| Oh body of mine, make of yourself a stronghold, | 10 |
| Gird yourself in the steel of your vision, | |
| Oh body of mine, make of yourself a stronghold! | |
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| Make of my breath an infinite prophecy, Oh, Lord! | |
| Make of my song a summons to prayer, | |
| Make of my breath an infinite prophecy, Oh, Lord! | 15 |
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| A vision consumes me and I am its slave and its lover, | |
| Make of my spirit a song so that I may announce it! | |
A vision consumes me and I am its slave and its lover.
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