Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, WORSHIP GOD, by CHRISTINA GEORGINA ROSSETTI


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First Line: Lord, if thy word had been
Last Line: Wilt thou not wait? Yea, thou hast waited long.
Alternate Author Name(s): Alleyne, Ellen; Rossetti, Christina


LORD, if Thy word had been 'Worship Me not,
For I than thou am holier: draw not near':
We had besieged Thy Face with prayer and tear
And manifold abasement in our lot,
Our crooked ground, our thorned and thistled plot;
Envious of flawless Angels in their sphere,
Envious of brutes, and envious of the mere
Unliving and undying unbegot.
But now Thou hast said, 'Worship Me, and give
Thy heart to Me, My child'; now therefore we
Think twice before we stoop to worship Thee:
We proffer half a heart while life is strong
And strung with hope; so sweet it is to live!
Wilt Thou not wait? Yea, Thou hast waited long.





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