Upon a life I have not lived, Upon a death I did not die, Another's life; Another's death: I stake my whole eternity. Not on the tears which I have shed; Not on the sorrows I have known; Another's tears; Another's griefs; On them I rest, on them alone. Jesus, O Son of God, I build On what Thy cross has done for me; There both my death and life I read; My guilt, my pardon there I see. Lord, I believe; O deal with me As one who has Thy Word believed! I take the gift, Lord, look on me As one who has Thy gift received. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...HE RULETH NOT THROUGH HE RAIGNE OVER REALMES by THOMAS WYATT THE FIRST FIRE by ANNA LETITIA BARBAULD CHILDREN OF LIGHT by BERNARD BARTON TRAVELLING GIPSIES by CHARLES BAUDELAIRE QUATORZAINS: 7. ANOTHER FANTASTIC SIMILE by THOMAS LOVELL BEDDOES |