Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, THOU, GOD, SEEST ME, by CHRISTINA GEORGINA ROSSETTI


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First Line: Ah me that I should be
Last Line: Lord, help me to begin.
Alternate Author Name(s): Alleyne, Ellen; Rossetti, Christina
Subject(s): Jesus Christ


AH me that I should be
Exposed and open evermore to Thee! --
'Nay, shrink not from My light,
And I will make thee glorious in My sight
With the overcoming Shulamite.' --
Yea, Lord, Thou moulding me.

. . . Without a hiding-place
To hide me from the terrors of Thy Face. --
'Thy hiding-place is here
In Mine own heart, wherefore the Roman spear
For thy sake I accounted dear.' --
My Jesus! King of Grace.

. . . Without a veil, to give
Whiteness before Thy Face that I might live. --
'Am I too poor to dress
Thee in My royal robe of righteousness?
Challenge and prove My Love's excess.' --
Give, Lord, I will receive.

. . . Without a pool wherein
To wash my piteous self and make me clean. --
'My Blood hath washed away
Thy guilt, and still I wash thee day by day:
Only take heed to trust and pray.' --
Lord, help me to begin.





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