'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 RING AND THE CASTLE by AMY LOWELL BRUTUS AND ANTONY by EDGAR LEE MASTERS DOMEDAY BOOK: JOHN CAMPBELL AND CARL EATON by EDGAR LEE MASTERS GOD AND MY COUNTRY by EDGAR LEE MASTERS ERASMUS by EDWIN ARLINGTON ROBINSON |