Lord, I am here. ''" But, child, I look for thee Elsewhere and nearer Me. ''" Lord, that way moans a wide insatiate sea: How can I come to Thee? ''" Set foot upon the water, test and see If thou canst come to Me. ''" Couldst Thou not send a boat to carry me. Or dolphin swimming free ? ''" Nay, boat nor fish if thy will faileth thee: For My Will too is free. ''" Lord, I am afraid. ''" Take hold on Me: I am stronger than the sea. ''" Save, Lord, I perish. ''" I have hold of thee, I made and rule the sea, I bring thee to the haven where thou wouldst be. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...FLUSH OR FAUNUS by ELIZABETH BARRETT BROWNING THE KING OF DENMARK'S RIDE by CAROLINE ELIZABETH SARAH SHERIDAN NORTON SONNET: 25 by WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE A BEAUTIFUL YOUNG NYMPH GOING TO BED by JONATHAN SWIFT AMY WENTWORTH; FOR WILLIAM BRADFORD by JOHN GREENLEAF WHITTIER |