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AFTER THIS THE JUDGMENT.

As eager home-bound traveer to the goa!

"r stead#ast see$er on an unsear%hed ma&n!

"r mart'r (ant&ng #or an aureoe!

M' #eo)-(&gr&ms (ass me! and atta&n That h&dden mans&on o# (er(etua (ea%e!

*here $een des&re and ho(e d)e #ree #rom (a&n+

That gate stands o(en o# (erenn&a ease,

I v&e) the gor' t& I (art' ong!

et a%$ the #&re o# ove )h&%h u&%$ens these.

"! (ass&ng Ange! s(eed me )&th a song!

A meod' o# heaven to rea%h m' heart

And rouse me to the ra%e and ma$e me strong,

T& &n su%h mus&% I ta$e u( m' (art!

S)e&ng those Haeu/ahs #u o# rest!

"ne! ten#od! hundred-#od! )&th heaven' art!

Fu#&&ng north and south and east and )est!

Thousand! ten-thousand-#od! &nnumerabe!

A bent &n one 'et ea%h one manest,

Ea%h one d&st&ngu&shed and beoved as )e

As no se%ond vo&%e &n earth or heaven

*ere ted u( the 0ove o# God to te.

Ah! 0ove o# God! )h&%h Th&ne ")n Se# hast g&ven

To me most (oor! and made me r&%h &n ove!

0ove that dost (ass the ten#od seven t&mes seven.

Dra) Thou m&ne e'es! dra) Thou m' heart above!

M' treasure and m' heart store Thou &n Thee!

1rood over me )&th 'earn&ngs o# a dove,

1e Husband! 1rother! %osest Fr&end to me,

0ove me as ver' mother oves her son!

Her su%$&ng #&rstborn #onded on her $nee+

ea! more than mother oves her &tte one,

For! earth'! even a mother ma' #orget

And #ee no (&t' #or &ts (&teous moan,

1ut Thou! " 0ove o# God! remember 'et!

Through the dr' desert! through the )ater#ood

20e! death3! unt& the Great *h&te Throne &s set.

I# no) I am s&%$ &n %he)&ng the b&tter %ud

"# s)eet (ast s&n! though soa%ed b' Th' gra%e!

And o#tt&mes strengthened b' Th' Fesh and 1ood!

Ho) sha I then stand u( be#ore Th' #a%e!

*hen #rom Th&ne e'es re(entan%e sha be h&d!

And utmost Just&%e stand &n Mer%'4s (a%e+

*hen ever' s&n I thought or s(o$e or d&d

Sha meet me at the &ne5orabe bar!

And there be no man stand&ng &n the m&d

To (ead #or me, )h&e star #aen a#ter star

*&th heaven and earth are &$e a r&(ened sho%$!

And a t&me4s m&ght' )or$s and )onders are

6onsumed as &n a moment, )hen no ro%$

Rema&ns to #a on me! no tree to h&de!

1ut I stand a %reat&on4s ga7&ng-sto%$!

E5(osed and %om#ortess on ever' s&de!

8a%ed tremb&ng &n the #&na baan%es

*hose (o&se th&s hour! th&s moment! must be tr&ed9--

Ah! 0ove o# God! greater ove than th&s

Hath no man! that a man d&e #or h&s #r&end!

And su%h ove o# ove Th&ne ")n 0ove &s!

8ead )&th Th'se#! )&th me! be#ore the end,

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Redeem me #rom the &rrevo%abe (ast,

8&t%h Thou Th' 8resen%e round me to de#end,

ea see$ )&th (&er%:d #eet! 'ea hod me #ast

*&th (&er%:d hands )hose )ounds )ere made b' ove,

Not )hat I am! remember )hat Thou )ast

*hen dar$ness h&d #rom Thee Th' heavens above!

And s&n Th' Father4s Fa%e! )h&e Thou d&dst dr&n$ The b&tter %u( o# death! d&dst taste thereo#

For ever' man, )h&e Thou )ast n&gh to s&n$

1eneath the &ntense &ntoerabe rod!

Gro)n s&%$ o# ove, not )hat I am! but th&n$

Th' 0e then ransomed m&ne! m' God! m' God.

G""D FRIDA.

Am I a stone and not a shee(

That I %an stand! " 6hr&st! beneath Th' 6ross!

To number dro( b' dro( Th' 1ood4s so) oss!

And 'et not )ee(9

Not so those )omen oved

*ho )&th e5%eed&ng gr&e# amented Thee,

Not so #aen 8eter )ee(&ng b&tter',

Not so the th&e# )as moved,

Not so the Sun and Moon

*h&%h h&d the&r #a%es &n a staress s$'!

A horror o# great dar$ness at broad noon!--

I! on' I.

et g&ve not o4er!

1ut see$ Th' shee(! true She(herd o# the #o%$,

Greater than Moses! turn and oo$ on%e more

And sm&te a ro%$.

THE 0"*EST 80A6E.

G&ve me the o)est (a%e+ not that I dare

As$ #or that o)est (a%e! but Thou hast d&ed

That I m&ght &ve and share

Th' gor' b' Th' s&de.

G&ve me the o)est (a%e+ or #or me

That o)est (a%e too h&gh! ma$e one more o)

*here I ma' s&t and see

M' God and ove Thee so.

A 8AGEANT AND "THER 8"EMS.

Sonnets are #u o# ove! and th&s m' tome

Has man' sonnets+ so here no) sha be

"ne sonnet more! a ove sonnet! #rom me

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To her )hose heart &s m' heart4s u&et home!

To m' #&rst 0ove! m' Mother! on )hose $nee

I earnt ove-ore that &s not troubesome,

*hose serv&%e &s m' s(e%&a d&gn&t'!

And she m' oadstar )h&e I go and %ome.

And so be%ause 'ou ove me! and be%ause

I ove 'ou! Mother! I have )oven a )reath "# rh'mes )here)&th to %ro)n 'our honored name+

In 'ou not #ours%ore 'ears %an d&m the #ame

"# ove! )hose bessed go) trans%ends the a)s

"# t&me and %hange and morta e and death.

THE ;E-N"TE.

*here are the songs I used to $no)!

*here are the notes I used to s&ng9

I have #orgotten ever'th&ng

I used to $no) so ong ago,

Summer has #oo)ed a#ter S(r&ng,

No) Autumn &s so shrun$ and sere!

I s%ar%e' th&n$ a sadder th&ng

6an be the *&nter o# m' 'ear.

et Rob&n s&ngs through *&nter4s rest!

*hen bushes (ut the&r berr&es on,

*h&e the' the&r rudd' /e)es don!

He s&ngs out o# a rudd' breast,

The h&(s and ha)s and rudd' breast

Ma$e one s(ot )arm )here sno)#a$es &e

The' brea$ and %heer the unove' rest

"# *&nter4s (ause--and )h' not I9