Religion
Called to be Saints
From Verses (1893)
Religion
The lowest place. Ah, Lord, how steep and high
That lowest place whereon a saint shall sit!
Which of us halting, trembling, pressing nigh,
Shall quite attain to it?
Yet, Lord, Thou pressest nigh to hail and grace
Some happy soul, it may be still unfit
For Right Hand or for Left Hand, but whose place
Waits there prepared for it.
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Codex Note
Verses (1893), section: Songs for Strangers and Pilgrims.
Cite this poem
MLA
Rossetti, Christina. “Called to be Saints.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/rossetti_c/848/.
Chicago
Rossetti, Christina. “Called to be Saints.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/rossetti_c/848/.
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