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XLII. SAINT PETER.
First of the Faith he made confession soleTaught by the Father, not by flesh and blood:
Then He the parts Who strengthens by the Whole
Bade him make strong his brethren, and the rod
Gave him of kingship. By that Syrian flood
Lastly, a Love thrice-challenged he confessed
That singly passed the love of all the rest
And straightway to his hand Incarnate God
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Rule of His flock world-wide both fair and pure:
The mystery of His might in One he hoarded
That all, made one, might live in one secure:
In Christ the race redeemed is One;—in thee
Forth stands, a Sacrament, that Unity.
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