Religion

Clasping of hands.

by George Herbert 1593–1633

Religion

LOrd, thou art mine, and I am thine,
If mine I am: and thine much more,
Then I or ought, or can be mine.
Yet to be thine, doth me restore;
So that again I now am mine,
And with advantage mine the more.
Since this being mine, brings with it thine,
And thou with me dost thee restore.
If I without thee would be mine,
I neither should be mine nor thine.

Lord, I am thine, and thou art mine:
So mine thou art, that something more
I may presume thee mine, then thine.
For thou didst suffer to restore
Not thee, but me, and to be mine:
And with advantage mine the more,
Since thou in death wast none of thine,
Yet then as mine didst me restore.
O be mine still! still make me thine!
Or rather make no Thine and Mine!

MLA

Herbert, George. “Clasping of hands.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/herbert/128/.

Chicago

Herbert, George. “Clasping of hands.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/herbert/128/.

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