Religion
Jerusalem of fire
From Verses (1893)
Religion
Jerusalem of fire
And gold and pearl and gem,
Saints flock to fill thy choir,
Jerusalem.
Lo, thrones thou hast for them;
Desirous they desire
Thy harp, thy diadem,
Thy bridal white attire,
A palm-branch from thy stem:
Thy holiness their hire,
Jerusalem.
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Codex Note
Verses (1893), section: New Jerusalem and Its Citizens.
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MLA
Rossetti, Christina. “Jerusalem of fire.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/rossetti_c/791/.
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Rossetti, Christina. “Jerusalem of fire.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/rossetti_c/791/.
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