Religion
Grant us such grace that we may work Thy Will
From Verses (1893)
Grant us such grace that we may work Thy Will
And speak Thy words and walk before Thy Face,
Profound and calm, like waters deep and still:
Grant us such grace.
Not hastening and not loitering in our pace
For gloomiest valley or for sultriest hill,
Content and fearless on our downward race.
As rivers seek a sea they cannot fill
But are themselves filled full in its embrace,
Absorbed, at rest, each river and each rill:
Grant us such grace.
Codex Note
Verses (1893), section: Gifts and Graces.
Cite this poem
MLA
Rossetti, Christina. “Grant us such grace that we may work Thy Will.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/rossetti_c/739/.
Chicago
Rossetti, Christina. “Grant us such grace that we may work Thy Will.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/rossetti_c/739/.
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