Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, THY LILIES DRINK THE DEW, by CHRISTINA GEORGINA ROSSETTI


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Last Line: Spotless and sweet,thy lamb to follow thee
Alternate Author Name(s): Alleyne, Ellen; Rossetti, Christina
Subject(s): Lilies; Lambs; God


Thy lilies drink the dew.
Thy lambs the rill, and I will drink them too;
For those in purity
And innocence are types, dear Lord, of Thee.
The fragrant lily flower
Bows and fulfils Thy Will its lifelong hour;
The lamb at rest and play
Fulfils Thy Will in gladness all the day;
They leave to-morrow's cares
Until the morrow, what it brings it bears.
And I, Lord, would be such;
Not high or great or anxious over-much,
But pure and temperate,
Earnest to do Thy Will betimes and late.
Fragrant with love and praise
And innocence thro' all my appointed days;
Thy lily I would be,
Spotless and sweet, Thy lamb to follow Thee.





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