With our tears His feet we bathe;
Constant still, in faith abiding,
Life deriving from His death." - Meaning and context.">
As reported in Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers (1895) by Josiah Hotchkiss Gilbert, p. 371

Love and grief our hearts dividing,
With our tears His feet we bathe;
Constant still, in faith abiding,
Life deriving from His death.

— James Allen

What It Means

This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "Love and grief our hearts dividing,
With our tears His feet we bathe;
Constant still, in faith abiding,
Life deriving from His death." in the context of "As reported in Dictionary of Burning Words of Brilliant Writers (1895) by Josiah Hotchkiss Gilbert, p. 371" to mean that wisdom is timeless.

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James Allen

About James Allen

James Allen (28 November 1864 – 24 January 1912) was an English author and poet.