Religion
Lord Jesu, Thou art sweetness to my soul
From Verses (1893)
Religion
Lord Jesu, Thou art sweetness to my soul:
I to myself am bitterness:
Regard my fainting struggle toward the goal,
Regard my manifold distress,
O Sweet Jesu.
Thou art Thyself my goal, O Lord my King:
Stretch forth Thy hand to save my soul:
What matters more or less of journeying?
While I touch Thee I touch my goal,
O Sweet Jesu.
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Codex Note
Verses (1893), section: Christ Our All in All.
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Rossetti, Christina. “Lord Jesu, Thou art sweetness to my soul.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/rossetti_c/619/.
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Rossetti, Christina. “Lord Jesu, Thou art sweetness to my soul.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/rossetti_c/619/.
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