Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, NOT LOST, by RICHARD METCALF


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First Line: The look of sympathy, the gentle word
Last Line: These are not lost.
Variant Title(s): These Are Not Lost
Subject(s): Sympathy; Empathy


The look of sympathy, the gentle word,
Spoken so low that only angels heard;
The secret act of pure self-sacrifice,
Unseen by men, but marked by angels' eyes --
These are not lost. . . .

The kindly plan devised for others' good,
So seldom guessed, so little understood,
The quiet, steadfast love that strove to win
Some wanderer from the ways of sin --
These are not lost.

Not lost, O Lord! for in Thy city bright
Our eyes shall see the past by clearer light,
And things long hidden from our gaze below
Thou wilt reveal; and we shall surely know
These are not lost.





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