Religion

Grant us such grace that we may work Thy Will

by Christina Rossetti 1830–1894

From Verses (1893)

Religion

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.

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Verses (1893), section: Gifts and Graces.

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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