Saturday Poetry Corner: Purer Yet And Purer "Mary Magdalene"

 

 

"In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness 
 of our trespasses according to the riches of His grace."
(Ephesians 1:7)

 

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Purer yet and purer, I would be in mind,

 

Dearer yet and dearer, every duty find;

 

Hoping still, and trusting God without a fear,

 

Patiently believing He will make all clear. 

 

 

Calmer yet and calmer, in the hour of pain,

 

Surer yet and surer, peace at last to gain;

 

Suffering still and doing, to His will resigned,

 

And to joy subduing heart and will and mind. 

 

 

Higher yet and higher, out of clouds and sight,

 

Nearer yet nearer, rising to the Light;

 

Light serene and holy, where my soul may rest,

 

Purified and holy, sanctified and blessed. 

 

 

Swifter yet and swifter, ever onward run,

 

Firmer yet and firmer, step as I go on;

 

Oft these earnest longings swell within my breast,

 

Yet, their inner meaning ne'er can be expressed. 

 

 

Purer Yet And Purer
"Mary Magdelene" 
(18th century )
 Poem attributed to Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
(1749-1832)
German polymath widely regarded as one of
the most influential writers in the German language.

Translation from German in 1851 by Anne R. Bennett