# Equity explained — Poetry

> Chapter companion for Poetry by George MacDonald.

## What happens

The poem asserts that true harmony in creation and in the human heart depends on divine equity. It encourages a wronged heart to forgive, promising that God will restore its rights in love.

## Themes in this chapter

### Redemption and Grace

The poem promises that after forgiveness, God will restore the heart's rights in love, reflecting redemption through grace.

### Love as Ultimate Strength

Divine love is presented as the force that restores and vindicates the wronged heart.

## Character check-ins

### God

The Lord is depicted as throned in equity, holding the righteous balance and ensuring justice.

### Unknown

The speaker addresses the heart directly, offering counsel to forgive and trust in divine restoration.

## Key lines

> No bird can sing in tune but that the Lord Sits throned in equity above the heaven, And holds the righteous balance always even

No bird can sing perfectly unless the Lord, enthroned in perfect justice above heaven, always maintains the righteous balance.

_Establishes the foundational metaphor that all harmony depends on divine equity._

> Take courage: when thy wrongs thou hast forgiven, Thy rights in love thy God will see restored

Be brave: once you have forgiven the wrongs done to you, God will ensure that your rights are restored through love.

_Central exhortation to forgive and trust in God's restorative justice._

## Links

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