Religion

Antipas

by Christina Rossetti 1830–1894

From Verses (1893)

Religion

Hidden from the darkness of our mortal sight,
Hidden in the Paradise of lovely light,
Hidden in God’s Presence, worshipped face to face,
Hidden in the sanctuary of Christ’s embrace.
Up, O Wills! to track him home among the bless’d;
Up, O Hearts! to know him in the joy of rest;
Where no darkness more shall hide him from our sight,
Where we shall be love with love, and light with light,
Worshipping our God together face to face,
Wishless in the sanctuary of Christ’s embrace.

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Verses (1893), section: New Jerusalem and Its Citizens.

MLA

Rossetti, Christina. “Antipas.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/rossetti_c/794/.

Chicago

Rossetti, Christina. “Antipas.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/rossetti_c/794/.

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