His red robe worn to tatters, his riches gone to rack. Here (from memory) is the start of a poem from the former volume: Christ walks the world again, his lute upon his back, 1919 Catholic Tales and Christian Songs.
Her first published writings were two volumes of verse, She studied medieval literature at Oxford (Somerville College), being one of the first women to graduate (1915) from that university. This commemoration appears in Lesser Feasts & Fasts 2018.ĭorothy Leigh Sayers was an English writer and scholar, born at Oxford in 1893, the only child of an Anglican clergyman. Almighty God, who didst strengthen thy servant Dorothy Sayers with eloquence to defend Christian teaching: Keep us, we pray, steadfast in thy true religion, that in constancy and peace we may always teach right doctrine, and teach doctrine rightly through Jesus Christ our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Ghost, one God, nowĪlmighty God, who strengthened your servant Dorothy Sayers with eloquence to defend Christian teaching: Keep us, we pray, steadfast in your true religion, that in constancy and peace we may always teach right doctrine, and teach doctrine rightly through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever.
