Poetry · Chapter
Song-Prayer explained
A brief prayer-poem expressing the speaker's hope for ultimate satisfaction through beholding the divine face after death, echoing King David's longing for God's presence.
What happens
A brief prayer-poem expressing the speaker's hope for ultimate satisfaction through beholding the divine face after death, echoing King David's longing for God's presence.
Themes in this chapter
Longing for Immortality
The speaker expresses a deep desire for the eternal satisfaction of seeing God's face after death.
Redemption and Grace
The 'one supernal grace' suggests a divine gift that fulfills what life could not provide.
Characters to notice
Key passages
“I shall be satisfied With the seeing of thy face.”
I will be completely content when I behold your face.
The core longing for divine encounter and fulfillment.
“When I awake, wide-eyed, I shall be satisfied With what this life did hide, The one supernal grace!”
When I awaken after death, I will finally understand and receive the hidden grace that life concealed.
The awakening suggests resurrection or afterlife, where the ultimate grace is revealed.