Religion

As thy days, so shall thy strength be

by Christina Rossetti 1830–1894

From Verses (1893)

Religion

Day that hath no tinge of night,
Night that hath no tinge of day,
These at last will come to sight
Not to fade away.

This is twilight that we know,
Scarcely night and scarcely day;
This hath been from long ago
Shed around man’s way:

Step by step to utter night,
Step by step to perfect day,
To the Left Hand or the Right
Leading all away.

This is twilight: be it so;
Suited to our strength our day:
Let us follow on to know,
Patient by the way.

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Verses (1893), section: Songs for Strangers and Pilgrims.

MLA

Rossetti, Christina. “As thy days, so shall thy strength be.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/rossetti_c/841/.

Chicago

Rossetti, Christina. “As thy days, so shall thy strength be.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/rossetti_c/841/.

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