Love
Failure
From The poetical works of George MacDonald in two volumes — Volume 1
Love
Farewell, O Arm of the Lord!
Man who hated the sword,
Yet struck and spared not the thing abhorred!
Farewell, O word of the Word!
Man who knew no failure
But the failure of the Lord!
Cite this poem
MLA
MacDonald, George. “Failure.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/macdonald/150/.
Chicago
MacDonald, George. “Failure.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/macdonald/150/.
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