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53

THOU IN HEAVEN, I ON EARTH

Make thou me great in heaven, I on earth
Will make thee deathless and abiding, sweet.
Tender shall be the flower-marks of thy feet
In every valley; give the heavenly birth
To me, and let me when I kiss thee, meet
Lips past all mortal evanescent worth.
Oh, lift me far beyond the thunderous heat
Of life, and let me hear celestial mirth.
A mortal I: a crownéd angel thou:
Yet have I strength to draw thee down the ways
Golden, and print this kiss upon thy brow.
Lo! all my spirit towards thee to-night I raise:
Deathless thou shalt be in mine earthly song;
Convoy thou me thine heavenly streets along!