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SLAIN FROM THE FOUNDATION OF THE WORLD by CHRISTINA GEORGINA ROSSETTI

Poet Analysis

First Line: SLAIN FOR MAN, SLAIN FOR ME
Last Line: O LAMB OF GOD, SLAIN FOR MAN, SLAIN FOR ME.
Subject(s): JESUS CHRIST;

SLAIN for man, slain for me, O Lamb of God, look down;
Loving to the end, look down, behold and see:
Turn Thine Eyes of pity, turn not on us Thy frown,
O Lamb of God, slain for man, slain for me.

Mark the wrestling, mark the race for indeed a crown;
Mark our chariots how we drive them heavily;
Mark the foe upon our track blasting thundering down,
O Lamb of God, slain for man, slain for me.
Set as a Cloudy Pillar against them Thy frown,
Thy Face of Light toward us gracious utterly;
Help granting, hope granting, until Thou grant a crown,
O Lamb of God, slain for man, slain for me.



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