Here is a prayer written and prayed by Clara Ann Thompson, published in James Melvin Washington's Conversations with God: Two Centuries of Prayers by African Americans.
Storm-Beaten
Weary, worn, and sorrow-laden
Jesus, I have come to Thee;
Shield me from the darts of Satan;
Set my fettered spirit free.
Hearken to my plea for guidance,
As I kneel before thy throne;
Cheer me with Thy Holy Presence,
When I feel I'm all alone.
Struggling with the cares that press me,
Falling, when I fain would stand,
Thou alone, canst guide and keep me,
Take, oh take my trembling hand!
Pity Thou my many failings!
Strengthen Thou my falt'ring trust;
Keep me, 'mid the wind's loud wailing,
Thou, the Pitiful and Just!
