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Leaf from Leaf, Christ Knows
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Christina Rossetti
Leaf from leaf Christ knows;
Himself the Lily and the Rose:
Sheep from sheep Christ tells;
Himself the Shepherd, no one else:
Star and star He names,
Himself outblazing all their flames:
Dove by dove, He calls
To set each on the golden walls:
Drop by drop, He counts
The flood of ocean as it mounts:
Grain by grain, His hand
Numbers the innumerable sand.
Lord, I lift to Thee
In peace what is and what shall be:
Lord, in peace I trust
To Thee all spirits and all dust.
Himself the Lily and the Rose:
Sheep from sheep Christ tells;
Himself the Shepherd, no one else:
Star and star He names,
Himself outblazing all their flames:
Dove by dove, He calls
To set each on the golden walls:
Drop by drop, He counts
The flood of ocean as it mounts:
Grain by grain, His hand
Numbers the innumerable sand.
Lord, I lift to Thee
In peace what is and what shall be:
Lord, in peace I trust
To Thee all spirits and all dust.
Composer
Judith Weir
Judith Weir was born into a Scottish family in 1954, but grew up near London. She was an oboe player, performing with the National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain, and studied composition with John Tavener during her schooldays. She went on to…
Poet
Christina Rossetti
Christina Georgina Rossetti (5 December 1830 – 29 December 1894) was an English poet who wrote a variety of romantic, devotional, and children's poems. She is famous for writing "Goblin Market" and "Remember". She also wrote the words of two…