I saw a man who knelt in prayer, 
  And heard him say:
"I'll lay my inmost spirit bare
  To-day.

"Lord, for tomorrow and its need
  I do not pray;
Let me upon my neighbor feed 
  To-day.

"Let me my duty duly shirk 
  And run away
From any form of phase of work
  To-day.

"From Thy commandments exempted still
  Let me obey
The promptings of my private will
  To-day.

"Let me no word profane, no lie
  Unthinking say
If any one is standing by 
  To-day.

"My secret sins and vices grave
  Let none betray;
The scoffer's jeers I do not crave
  To-day.

"And if to-day my fortune all 
  Should ebb away,
Help me on other men's to fall 
 To-day.

"So, for tomorrow and its mite 
  I do not pray;
Just give me everything in sight
  To-day."

I cried: "Amen!" He rose and ran
  Like oil away.
I said: "I've seen an honest man
  To-day."