Upon a life I have not lived, Upon a death I did not die, Another's life; Another's death: I stake my whole eternity. Not on the tears which I have shed; Not on the sorrows I have known; Another's tears; Another's griefs; On them I rest, on them alone. Jesus, O Son of God, I build On what Thy cross has done for me; There both my death and life I read; My guilt, my pardon there I see. Lord, I believe; O deal with me As one who has Thy Word believed! I take the gift, Lord, look on me As one who has Thy gift received. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE FAMILY by KATHERINE MANSFIELD A GOOD PLAY by ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON TO AN UNSEEN BIRD by KATHLEEN REA BRAID THE GOOD SAMARITAN by JOHN GARDINER CALKINS BRAINARD THE WANDERER: 2. IN FRANCE: AT HOME DURING THE BALL by EDWARD ROBERT BULWER-LYTTON |