Of all things far, I love the best The distance from the east to west; For by that space, and all within, God's mercy parts me from my sin. And best I love, of all things high, The space between the earth and sky; For by that height beyond all ken God's love exceeds the love of men. I love, of deep things undefiled, A father's pity for his child; For by that depth so far, so clear, God pities all that faint and fear. O Father, Father, endless kind, I thank Thee for my human mind, But chief of all my praise shall be That mind cannot encompass Thee! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE LISTENERS by WALTER JOHN DE LA MARE TO THE MEMORY OF MY BELOVED MASTER WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE by BEN JONSON GO NOW' by PHILIP EDWARD THOMAS IN THE OLD SOUTH CHURCH; 1677 by JOHN GREENLEAF WHITTIER |