Moonless darkness stands between. <br />Past, the Past, no more be seen! <br />But the Bethlehem-star may lead me <br />To the sight of Him Who freed me <br />From the self that I have been. <br />Make me pure, Lord: Thou art holy; <br />Make me meek, Lord: Thou wert lowly; <br />Now beginning, and alway: <br />Now begin, on Christmas day.<br /><br />Gerard Manley Hopkins<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/moonless-darkness-stands-between/
