| Edmund Clarence Stedman, ed. (1833–1908). A Victorian Anthology, 1837–1895. 1895. |
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| From “Monna Innominata.” II. Trust |
| | | Christina Georgina Rossetti (1830–94) |
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| IF I could trust mine own self with your fate, | |
| Shall I not rather trust it in God’s hand? | |
| Without whose will one lily doth not stand, | |
| Nor sparrow fall at his appointed date; | |
| Who numbereth the innumerable sand, | 5 |
| Who weighs the wind and water with a weight, | |
| To whom the world is neither small nor great, | |
| Whose knowledge foreknew every plan we plann’d. | |
| Searching my heart for all that touches you, | |
| I find there only love and love’s goodwill | 10 |
| Helpless to help and impotent to do, | |
| Of understanding dull, of sight most dim; | |
| And therefore I commend you back to Him | |
| Whose love your love’s capacity can fill. | |
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