Hope+Holds+to+Christ

1. HOPE holds to Christ the mind’s own mirror out || || 11. I told you that she turned her mirror dim || || . . . . . . . . ||
 * || Gerard Manley Hopkins ||  ||   ||
 * **’** Hope Holds to Christ ||
 * **’** Hope Holds to Christ ||
 * 2. To take His lovely likeness more and more. || ||
 * 3. It will not well, so she would bring about || ||
 * 4. An ever brighter burnish than before || ||
 * 5. And turns to wash it from her welling eyes || ||
 * 6. And breathes the blots off all with sighs on sighs. || ||
 * 7. Her glass is blest but she as good as blind || ||
 * 8. Holds till hand aches and wonders what is there; || ||
 * 9. Her glass drinks light, she darkles down behind, || ||
 * 10. All of her glorious gainings unaware. || ||
 * 12. Betweenwhiles, but she sees herself not Him.

darkle - to become gloomy burnish - make smooth or glossy