George MacDonald (Джордж Макдональд)

The Unseen Face

"I do beseech thee, God, show me thy face."
"Come up to me in Sinai on the morn!
Thou shall behold as much as may be borne."
And on a rock stood Moses, lone in space.
From Sinai's top, the vaporous, thunderous place,
God passed in cloud, an earthy garment worn
To hide, and thus reveal. In love, not scorn,
He put him in a clift of the rock's base,
Covered him with his hand, his eyes to screen--
Passed--lifted it: his back alone appears!
Ah, Moses, had he turned, and hadst thou seen
The pale face crowned with thorns, baptized with tears,
The eyes of the true man, by men belied,
Thou hadst beheld God's face, and straightway died!

1. A Memorial of Africa
2. Concerning Jesus
3. The Gospel Women. 7. The Woman Who Came behind Him in the Crowd
4. The Gospel Women. 16. The Woman That Was a Sinner
5. The Gospel Women. 3. The Mother of Zebedee's Children

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