Religion
Alleluia! or Alas! my heart is crying
From Verses (1893)
Religion
Alleluia! or Alas! my heart is crying:
So yours is sighing;
Or replying with content undying,
Alleluia!
Alas! grieves overmuch for pain that is ending,
Hurt that is mending,
Life descending soon to be ascending,
Alleluia!
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Codex Note
Verses (1893), section: Songs for Strangers and Pilgrims.
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Rossetti, Christina. “Alleluia! or Alas! my heart is crying.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/rossetti_c/875/.
Chicago
Rossetti, Christina. “Alleluia! or Alas! my heart is crying.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/rossetti_c/875/.
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