Unhousel'd, Unanointed, Unanel'd
Katharine Tynan 1861 (Ireland) – 1931
When these men must go alone
Sans an absolution,
When their sins are heavy as lead,
Thou Thyself will lift the head ;
Thou, High Priest, wilt whisper low,
Te Absolvo! ere they go.
When there is no sacrifice,
Bread and Wine for Thy disguise,
Come Thou in the Spirit then;
As at Agincourt our men
With desire a blade of grass
Served as Eucharist and Mass.
Lay Thyself the oil on lips,
Limbs and eyes, before the eclipse--
As once Magdalen did to Thee--
And so speed them, safe and free,
To lie down with Thee a while
And to waken to Thy smile.
They shall sit down at the Feast
Where Thou are Sacrament and Priest.
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | XXAABB XXCCDD EEFFGG HH |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 614 |
Words | 119 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 6, 6, 6, 2 |
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