Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, THE MEASURE OF GOD, by AMOS RUSSEL WELLS


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First Line: If god were less, oh, vastly less
Last Line: Too great for scorn of me.
Subject(s): God


If God were less, oh, vastly less,
I still would praise His name,
So little of Him, I confess,
Have I yet learned to claim.

If God were more, oh, vastly more,
So bold am I through grace
I still would venture to adore,
And press to see His face.

But, whatsoe'er is dreamed or taught,
I surely know that He
Is far too little in my thought,
Too great for scorn of me.





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