Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, APPROACHES, by GEORGE MACDONALD


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First Line: When thou turn'st away from ill
Last Line: Then christ is thy very soul.
Subject(s): Jesus Christ; Religion; Theology


When thou turn'st away from ill,
Christ is this side of thy hill.

When thou turn'st toward good,
Christ is walking in thy wood.

When thy heart says, "Father, pardon!"
Then the Lord is in thy garden.

When stern Duty wakes to watch
Then his hand is on the latch.

But when Hope thy song doth rouse,
Then the Lord is in the house.

When to love is all thy wit,
Christ doth at thy table sit.

When God's will is thy heart's pole,
Then Christ is thy very soul.





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