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Because thou first art love； self…caused； essential； mere。
6。
This day be with me； Lord； when I go forth；
Be nearer to me than I am able to ask。
In merriment； in converse； or in task；
Walking the street； listening to men of worth；
Or greeting such as only talk and bask；
Be thy thought still my waiting soul around；
And if He come； I shall be watching found。
7。
What if； writing； I always seem to leave
Some better thing； or better way； behind；
Why should I therefore fret at all； or grieve！
The worse I drop； that I the better find；
The best is only in thy perfect mind。
Fallen threads I will not search forI will weave。
Who makes the mill…wheel backward strike to grind！
8。
Be with me； Lord。 Keep me beyond all prayers：
For more than all my prayers my need of thee；
And thou beyond all need； all unknown cares；
What the heart's dear imagination dares；
Thou dost transcend in measureless majesty
All prayers in onemy God； be unto me
Thy own eternal self； absolutely。
9。
Where should the unknown treasures of the truth
Lie； but there whence the truth comes out the most
In the Son of man； folded in love and ruth？
Fair shore we see； fair ocean； but behind
Lie infinite reaches bathing many a coast
The human thought of the eternal mind；
Pulsed by a living tide； blown by a living wind。
10。
Thou； healthful Father； art the Ancient of Days；
And Jesus is the eternal youth of thee。
Our old age is the scorching of the bush
By life's indwelling； incorruptible blaze。
O Life； burn at this feeble shell of me；
Till I the sore singed garment off shall push；
Flap out my Psyche wings； and to thee rush。
11。
But shall I then rush to thee like a dart？
Or lie long hours 鎜nian yet betwixt
This hunger in me； and the Father's heart？
It shall be good； how ever； and not ill；
Of things and thoughts even now thou art my next；
Sole neighbour； and no space between； thou art
And yet art drawing nearer； nearer still。
12。
Therefore； my brothers； therefore； sisters dear；
However I； troubled or selfish； fail
In tenderness； or grace； or service clear；
I every moment draw to you more near；
God in us from our hearts veil after veil
Keeps lifting； till we see with his own sight；
And all together run in unity's delight。
13。
I love thee； Lord； for very greed of love
Not of the precious streams that towards me move；
But of the indwelling； outgoing； fountain store。
Than mine； oh； many an ignorant heart loves more！
Therefore the more； with Mary at thy feet；
I must sit worshippingthat； in my core；
Thy words may fan to a flame the low primeval heat。
14。
Oh my beloved； gone to heaven from me！
I would be rich in love to heap you with love；
I long to love you； sweet ones； perfectly
Like God； who sees no spanning vault above；
No earth below； and feels no circling air
Infinitely； no boundary anywhere。
I am a beast until I love as God doth love。
15。
Ah； say not； 'tis but perfect self I want
But if it were； that self is fit to live
Whose perfectness is still itself to scant；
Which never longs to have； but still to give。
A self I must have； or not be at all：
Love； give me a self self…givingor let me fall
To endless darkness back； and free me from life's thrall。
16。
〃Back；〃 said I！ Whither back？ How to the dark？
》From no dark came I； but the depths of light；
》From the sun…heart I came； of love a spark：
What should I do but love with all my might？
To die of love severe and pure and stark；
Were scarcely loss； to lord a loveless height
That were a living death； damnation's positive night。
17。
But love is life。 To die of love is then
The only pass to higher life than this。
All love is death to loving； living men；
All deaths are leaps across clefts to the abyss。
Our life is the broken current； Lord； of thine；
Flashing from morn to morn with conscious shine
Then first by willing death self…made； then life divine。
18。
I love you； my sweet children； who are gone
Into another mansion； but I know
I love you not as I shall love you yet。
I love you； sweet dead children； there are none
In the land to which ye vanished to go；
Whose hearts more truly on your hearts are set
Yet should I die of grief to love you only so。
19。
〃I am but as a beast before thee； Lord。〃
Great poet…king； I thank thee for the word。
Leave not thy son half…made in beastly guise
Less than a man； with more than human cries
An unshaped thing in which thyself cries out！
Finish me； Father； now I am but a doubt；
Oh！ make thy moaning thing for joy to leap and shout。
20。
Let my soul talk to thee in ordered words；
O king of kings； O lord of only lords！
When I am thinking thee within my heart；
》From the broken reflex be not far apart。
The troubled water； dim with upstirred soil；
Makes not the image which it yet can spoil：
Come nearer； Lord； and smooth the wrinkled coil。
21。
O Lord； when I do think of my departed；
I think of thee who art the death of parting；
Of him who crying Father breathed his last；
Then radiant from the sepulchre upstarted。
Even then； I think； thy hands and feet kept smarting：
With us the bitterness of death is past；
But by the feet he still doth hold us fast。
22。
Therefore our hands thy feet do hold as fast。
We pray not to be spared the sorest pang；
But onlybe thou with us to the last。
Let not our heart be troubled at the clang
Of hammer and nails； nor dread the spear's keen fang；
Nor the ghast sickening that comes of pain；
Nor yet the last clutch of the banished brain。
23。
Lord； pity us： we have no making power；
Then give us making will； adopting thine。
Make； make； and make us； temper； and refine。
Be in us patienceneither to start nor cower。
Christ； if thou be not with usnot by sign；
But presence； actual as the wounds that bleed
We shall not bear it； but shall die indeed。
24。
O Christ； have pity on all men when they come
Unto the border haunted of dismay；
When that they know not draweth very near
The other thing； the opposite of day；
Formless and ghastly； sick； and gaping…dumb；
Before which even love doth lose his cheer：
O radiant Christ； remember then thy fear。
25。
Be by me； Lord； this day。 Thou know'st I mean
Lord； make me mind thee。 I herewith forestall
My own forgetfulness； when I stoop to glean
The corn of earthwhich yet thy hand lets fall。
Be for me then against myself。 Oh lean
Over me then when I invert my cup；
Take me； if by the hair； and lift me up。
26。
Lord of essential life； help me to die。
To will to die is one with highest life；
The mightiest act that to Will's hand doth lie
Born of God's essence； and of man's hard strife：
God； give me strength my evil self to kill；
And die into the heaven of thy pure will。
Then shall this body's death be very tolerable。
27。
As to our mothers came help in our birth
Not lost in lifing us； but saved and blest
Self bearing self； although right sorely prest；
Shall nothing lose； but die and be at rest
In life eternal； beyond all care and dearth。
God…born then truly； a man does no more ill；
Perfectly loves； and has whate'er he will。
28。
As our dear animals do suffer less
Because their pain spreads neither right nor left；
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