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ARE THEY NOT ALL MINISTERING SPIRITS by CHRISTINA GEORGINA ROSSETTI

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First Line: LORD, WHOMSOEVER THOU SHALT SEND TO ME
Last Line: FOR ME AS I FOR THEE?

LORD, whomsoever Thou shalt send to me,
Let that same be
Mine Angel predilect:
Veiled or unveiled, benignant or austere,
Aloof or near;
Thine, therefore mine, elect.

So may my soul nurse patience day by day,
Watch on and pray
Obedient and at peace;
Living a lonely life in hope, in faith;
Loving till death,
When life, not love, shall cease.

. . . Lo, thou mine Angel with transfigured face
Brimful of grace,
Brimful of love for me!
Did I misdoubt thee all that weary while,
Thee with a smile
For me as I for thee?



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