To be with God, to be with God,
To walk with Him on Heaven’s road.
To shed the self, the earthly stain,
And in His perfect love remain.
To walk with Him on Heaven’s road.
To shed the self, the earthly stain,
And in His perfect love remain.
Jesuit priest and poet, pioneer of sprung rhythm, whose innovative verse was published posthumously.
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