Religion
Life for death
From Complete Works, ed. Grosart (1873), vol. II
Religion
Soe I may gaine Thy death, my life I'le giue,--
My life's Thy death, and in Thy death I liue;
Or else, my life, I'le hide thee in His graue,
By three daies losse aeternally to saue.
Cite this poem
MLA
Crashaw, Richard. “Life for death.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/crashaw/141/.
Chicago
Crashaw, Richard. “Life for death.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/crashaw/141/.
Read this poem with the Codex →