2.
That which I chose, I choose;
That which I willed, I will;
That which I once refused, I still refuse:
O hope deferred, be still.
That which I chose and choose
And will is Jesu's Will:
He hath not lost his life who seems to lose:
O hope deferred, hope still.
I suppose this gives something of what a poem can be - it expresses CGR's own feelings for her own situation but applies to some degree to everyone who has taken on the pathway of a Christian. The heart is for Jesus but there is still what remains of the flesh and it's awareness of the sacrifice.
ReplyDeleteYes, and she had truly made sacrifices in her life!
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