Classic and Contemporary Poetry
MARY MAGDALENE, by CHRISTINA GEORGINA ROSSETTI Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: She came in deep repentance Last Line: Loved much, and was forgiven. Alternate Author Name(s): Alleyne, Ellen; Rossetti, Christina Subject(s): Mary Magdalen; Women - Bible; Mary Magdalene | ||||||||
SHE came in deep repentance, And knelt down at His feet Who can change the sorrow into joy, The bitter into sweet. She had cast away her jewels And her rich attire, And her breast was filled with a holy shame, And her heart with a holy fire. Her tears were more precious Than her precious pearls -- Her tears that fell upon His feet As she wiped them with her curls. Her youth and her beauty Were budding to their prime; But she wept for the great transgression, The sin of other time. Trembling betwixt hope and fear, She sought the King of Heaven, Forsook the evil of her ways, Loved much, and was forgiven. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...MARY MAGDALENE by GEORGE BARLOW (1847-1913) AN ANNUAL OF THE DARK PHYSICS by NORMAN DUBIE MAGDALEN by GEORGIA DOUGLAS JOHNSON MAUDLIN; OR, THE MAGDALEN€™S TEARS by LINDA GREGERSON MARY MAGDALENE by GEORGE HERBERT LENT by WILLIAM ROBERT RODGERS SONNETS ON PICTURES: MARY MAGDALEN AT THE DOOR OF SIMON THE PHARISEE by DANTE GABRIEL ROSSETTI MARY MAGDALEN by BARTOLOME LEONARDO DE ARGENSOLA MAGDALEN by GEORGE KENYON ASHENDON IT IS FINISHED' by CHRISTINA GEORGINA ROSSETTI ITALIA, IO TI SALUTO!' by CHRISTINA GEORGINA ROSSETTI THE HEART KNOWETH ITS OWN BITTERNESS' (2) by CHRISTINA GEORGINA ROSSETTI |
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