All which I took from thee I did but take, Not for thy harm… - Francis Thompson

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All which I took from thee I did but take,
Not for thy harms,
But just that thou might’st seek it in My arms.

Francis Thompson

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Francis Joseph Thompson (December 18, 1859 – November 13, 1907) was an English poet and Catholic mystic.

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But with unhurrying chase,
And unperturbéd pace,
Deliberate speed, majestic instancy,
They beat—and a Voice beat
More instant than the Feet—
"All things betray thee, who betrayest Me."

O world invisible, we view thee,
O world intangible, we touch thee,
O world unknowable, we know thee,
Inapprehensible, we clutch thee!

Short arm needs man to reach to Heaven,
So ready is Heaven to stoop to him.

All which I took from thee I did but take, Not for thy harms, But just that thou might’st seek it in My arms. - Francis Thompson

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