IF NOT WITH HOPE OF LIFE, by CHRISTINA GEORGINA ROSSETTIPoet AnalysisPoet's Biography
Last Line: And thy reward Alternate Author Name(s): Alleyne, Ellen; Rossetti, Christina Subject(s): Life; Death; Heaven
If not with hope of life, Begin with fear of death: Strive the tremendous life-long strife Breath after breath.
Bleed on beneath the rod; Weep on until thou see; Turn fear and hope to love of God Who loveth thee.
Turn all to love, poor soul; Be love thy watch and ward; Be love thy starting-point, thy goal, And thy reward.
