'I WAS hungry, and Thou feddest me; Yea, Thou gavest drink to slake my thirst: O Lord, what love gift can I offer Thee Who hast loved me first?' -- 'Feed My hungry brethren for My sake; Give them drink, for love of them and Me: Love them as I loved thee, when Bread I brake In pure love of thee.' -- 'Yea, Lord, I will serve them by Thy grace; Love Thee, seek Thee, in them; wait and pray: Yet would I love Thyself, Lord, face to face, Heart to heart, one day.' -- 'Let to-day fulfil its daily task, Fill thy heart and hand to them and Me: To-morrow thou shalt ask, and shalt not ask Half I keep for thee.' | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE CONQUEROR'S GRAVE by WILLIAM CULLEN BRYANT ANSWER TO MASTER WITHER'S SONG, 'SHALL I, WASTING IN DESPAIR?' by BEN JONSON THE NAME OF JESUS by JOHN NEWTON SONNET: 55 by WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE THE OWL (1) by ALFRED TENNYSON |