Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, THREE MEASURES, by AMOS RUSSEL WELLS


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THREE MEASURES, by                     Poet's Biography
First Line: Of all things far, I love the best
Last Line: That mind cannot encompass thee!
Subject(s): Faith; Belief; Creed


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!





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