Religion
If thou be dead, forgive and thou shalt live
From Verses (1893)
Religion
If thou be dead, forgive and thou shalt live;
If thou hast sinned, forgive and be forgiven;
God waiteth to be gracious and forgive,
And open heaven.
Set not thy will to die and not to live;
Set not thy face as flint refusing heaven;
Thou fool, set not thy heart on hell: forgive
And be forgiven.
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Codex Note
Verses (1893), section: Gifts and Graces.
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MLA
Rossetti, Christina. “If thou be dead, forgive and thou shalt live.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/rossetti_c/728/.
Chicago
Rossetti, Christina. “If thou be dead, forgive and thou shalt live.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/rossetti_c/728/.
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