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HER FAITH, by                 Poet Analysis     Poet's Biography
First Line: Because my faltering feet may fail to dare
Last Line: Say that's true now, and I'll believe it then.
Alternate Author Name(s): Belloc, Joseph Hilaire Pierre Rene
Subject(s): Faith; Belief; Creed


Because my faltering feet may fail to dare
The first descendant of the steps of hell,
Give me the Word in time that triumphs there,
I too must pass into the misty hollow
Where all our living laughter stops; and hark
The tiny stuffless voices of the dark
Have called me, called me till I needs must follow.
Give me the Word and I'll attempt it well.

Say it's the little winking of an eye
Which in that issue is uncurtained quite,
A little sleep to help a moment by,
Between the thin dawn and the large daylight.
Oh tell me more than e'er was hoped of men!
Say that's true now, and I'll believe it then.





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