Religion
Within My Heart
Translated by Nicol Macnicol (1919) · From Psalms of Maratha Saints (1919)
Religion
I know no way by which
My faith thy feet can reach
Nor e'er depart.
How, how can I attain
That thou, O Lord, shalt reign
Within my heart?
Lord, I beseech thee, hear
And grant to faith sincere,
My heart within,
Thy gracious face to see,
Driving afar from me
Deceit and sin.
O come, I, Tuka, pray,
And ever with me stay,
Mine, mine to be.
Thy mighty hand outstretch
And save a fallen wretch,
Yea, even me.
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Tukaram. “Within My Heart.” Translated by Nicol Macnicol. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/tukaram/12/.
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Tukaram. “Within My Heart.” Translated by Nicol Macnicol. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/tukaram/12/.
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