The Grace of Grace + 

Had I the grace to win the grace + 

Of some old man in lore complete, + 

My face would worship at his face, + 

And I sit lowly at his feet. + 

Had I the grace to win the grace + 

Of childhood, loving shy, apart, + 

The child should find a nearer place, + 

And teach me resting on my heart. + 

Had I the grace to win the grace + 

Of maiden living all above, + 

My soul would trample down the base, + 

That she might have a man to love. + 

A grace I had no grace to win + 

Knocks now at my half open door: + 

Ah, Lord of glory, come thou in!⁠— + 

Thy grace divine is all, and more. + 