HERE where the loves of others close
The vision of my heart begins.
The wisdom that within us grows
Is absolution for our sins.
 

We took forbidden fruit and ate
Far in the garden of His mind.
The ancient prophecies of hate
We proved untrue, for He was kind.
 

He does not love the bended knees,
The soul made wormlike in His sight,
Within whose heaven are hierarchies
And solar kings and lords of light.
 

Who come before Him with the pride
The Children of the King should bear,
They will not be by Him denied,
His light will make their darkness fair.
 

To be afar from Him is death
Yet all things find their fount in Him:
And nearing to the sunrise breath
Shine jewelled like the seraphim.

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Poet: George William Russell
Poem: 160. 160. Faith
Volume: Collected Poems by A.E.
Year: Published/Written in 1913
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Jul 15 2003
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