Religion
O Lord, on Whom we gaze and dare not gaze
From Verses (1893)
O Lord, on Whom we gaze and dare not gaze,
Increase our faith that gazing we may see,
And seeing love, and loving worship Thee
Thro’ all our days, our long and lengthening days.
O Lord, accessible to prayer and praise,
Kind Lord, Companion of the two or three,
Good Lord, be gracious to all men and me,
Lighten our darkness and amend our ways.
Call up our hearts to Thee, that where Thou art
Our treasure and our heart may dwell at one:
Then let the pallid moon pursue her sun,
So long as it shall please Thee, far apart,—
Yet art Thou with us, Thou to Whom we run,
We hand in hand with Thee and heart in heart.
Codex Note
Verses (1893), section: Out of the Deep Have I Called unto Thee, O Lord.
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MLA
Rossetti, Christina. “O Lord, on Whom we gaze and dare not gaze.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/rossetti_c/592/.
Chicago
Rossetti, Christina. “O Lord, on Whom we gaze and dare not gaze.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/rossetti_c/592/.
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