Religion

Book IV, 107: To GOD

by Francis Quarles 1592–1644

From Divine Fancies (1633), Book IV

Religion

Thy sacred will be done, great God,
To spend, or to suspend thy Rod:
If possible, my will's to misse it;
If otherwise, to stoope, and kisse it.

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Quarles, Francis. “Book IV, 107: To GOD.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/quarles/409/.

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