Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, TEMPLE GOLD, by EVELYN MABEL WATSON


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TEMPLE GOLD, by                    
First Line: What shall I offer as temple gold, what shall I bring
Last Line: As a gale, then my gift to him, is complete . . . For I offer my cross.
Subject(s): Worship


What shall I offer as temple gold, what shall I bring,
For all of this beauty so manifold has He given to me;
The glitter of waters that shine from afar or a tanager wing,
The murmurous forest, the glow of one star . . . all so lovely to see?
Why, even this soul is part of His Peace
And to me He offers love's living increase
As bounties pile up and joys never cease . . .
What marvels surround us as loved ones, full-souled, ardently cling
And hold us to all the high pledges that are with a fine loyalty . . .
So let me live on and ask no release,
Accepting the bitter along with the sweet; His realms know no loss;
His truth to sustain in my lonely retreat; and if troubles must toss
As a gale, then my gift to Him, is complete . . . for I offer my cross.





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