VIGIL OF ST.PETER, by CHRISTINA GEORGINA ROSSETTIPoet AnalysisPoet's Biography
First Line: O jesu, gone so far apart Last Line: Thy penitent. Alternate Author Name(s): Alleyne, Ellen; Rossetti, Christina
O JESU, gone so far apart Only my heart can follow Thee, That look which pierced St. Peter's heart Turn now on me.
Thou who dost search me thro' and thro' And mark the crooked ways I went, Look on me, Lord, and make me too Thy penitent.