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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
GRATITUDE AND LOVE TO GOD, by JEANNE MARIE BOUVIER DE LA MOTTE GUYON Poet's Biography First Line: All are indebted much to thee Last Line: Experience only makes it ours. Alternate Author Name(s): Guion, De La Mothe; Guyon, Jeanne Marie Bouvieres De La Mothe; Guyon Du Chesnoy | |||
ALL are indebted much to Thee, But I far more than all, From many a deadly snare set free, And raised from many a fall. Overwhelm me from above, Daily, with Thy boundless love! What bonds of gratitude I feel No language can declare; Beneath the oppressive weight I reel, 'Tis more than I can bear: When shall I that blessing prove, To return Thee Love for Love? Spirit of Charity, dispense Thy grace to every heart; Expel all other spirits thence, Drive self from every part; Charity divine, draw nigh, Break the chains in which we lie! All selfish souls, whate'er they feign, Have still a slavish lot; They boast of liberty in vain, Of Love, and feel it not. He whose bosom glows with Thee, He, and he alone, is free. O blessedness, all bliss above, When thy pure fires prevail! Love only teaches what is Love; All other lessons fail: We learn its name, but not its powers, Experience only makes it ours. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...A FIGURATIVE DESCRIPTION OF ... PROCEDURE OF DIVINE LOVE by JEANNE MARIE BOUVIER DE LA MOTTE GUYON ADORATION by JEANNE MARIE BOUVIER DE LA MOTTE GUYON ASPIRATIONS OF THE SOUL AFTER GOD by JEANNE MARIE BOUVIER DE LA MOTTE GUYON DIVINE JUSTICE AMIABLE by JEANNE MARIE BOUVIER DE LA MOTTE GUYON DIVINE LOVE ENDURES NO RIVAL by JEANNE MARIE BOUVIER DE LA MOTTE GUYON GLORY TO GOD ALONE by JEANNE MARIE BOUVIER DE LA MOTTE GUYON GOD HIDES HIS PEOPLE by JEANNE MARIE BOUVIER DE LA MOTTE GUYON GOD NEITHER KNOWN NOR LOVED BY THE WORLD by JEANNE MARIE BOUVIER DE LA MOTTE GUYON HAPPY SOLITUDE - UNHAPPY MEN by JEANNE MARIE BOUVIER DE LA MOTTE GUYON JOY IN MARTYRDOM by JEANNE MARIE BOUVIER DE LA MOTTE GUYON LIVING WATER by JEANNE MARIE BOUVIER DE LA MOTTE GUYON LOVE FAITHFUL IN THE ABSENCE OF THE BELOVED by JEANNE MARIE BOUVIER DE LA MOTTE GUYON |
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