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The Grace Of Grace

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Had I the grace to win the grace             Of some old man in lore complete,         My face would worship at his face,             And I sit lowly at his feet.         Had I the grace to win the grace             Of childhood, loving shy, apart,         The child should find a nearer place,             And teach me resting on my heart.         Had I the grace to win the grace             Of maiden living all above,         My soul would trample down the base,             That she might have a man to love.         A grace I had no grace to win             Knocks now at my half open door:         Ah, Lord of glory, come thou in!--             Thy grace divine is all, and more.

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"Had I the grace to win the grace..."

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