Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, JUDGE NOT ACCORDING TO THE APPEARANCE, by CHRISTINA GEORGINA ROSSETTI


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First Line: Lord, purge our eyes to see
Last Line: And hear it, 'fear not: it is I.'
Alternate Author Name(s): Alleyne, Ellen; Rossetti, Christina
Subject(s): Jesus Christ


LORD, purge our eyes to see
Within the seed a tree,
Within the glowing egg a bird,
Within the shroud a butterfly:

Till taught by such, we see
Beyond all creatures Thee,
And hearken for Thy tender word,
And hear it, 'Fear not: it is I.'





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