Gnosis
The Story of a Soul

The Story of a Soul · Thérèse of Lisieux

Selected Poems — My Song of To-day

Translated by T. N. Taylor (1912); selected poems translated by Susan L. Emery · 24 of 28

MY SONG OF TO-DAY

> Oh! how I love Thee, Jesus! my soul aspires to Thee— And yet for one day only my simple prayer I pray! Come reign within my heart, smile tenderly on me, To-day, dear Lord, to-day!

> But if I dare take thought of what the morrow brings, It fills my fickle heart with dreary, dull dismay; I crave, indeed, my God, the Cross and sufferings, But only for to-day!

> O sweetest Star of Heaven! O Virgin, spotless, blest, Shining with Jesus' light, guiding to Him my way! Mother! beneath thy veil let my tired spirit rest, For this brief passing day!

> Soon shall I fly afar among the holy choirs, Then shall be mine the joy that knoweth no decay; And then my lips shall sing, to Heaven's angelic lyres, The eternal, glad To-day!

June, 1894.

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Contents

The Story of a Soul · Thérèse of Lisieux

28 chapters

  1. 01Dedication and Preface — Cardinal Bourne3 min
  2. 02Prologue — Parentage and Birth14 min
  3. 03I. Earliest Memories20 min
  4. 04II. A Catholic Household22 min
  5. 05III. Pauline Enters the Carmel18 min
  6. 06IV. First Communion and Confirmation25 min
  7. 07V. Vocation of Thérèse25 min
  8. 08VI. A Pilgrimage to Rome27 min
  9. 09VII. The Little Flower Enters the Carmel18 min
  10. 10VIII. Profession of Soeur Thérèse24 min
  11. 11IX. The Night of the Soul32 min
  12. 12X. The New Commandment26 min
  13. 13XI. A Canticle of Love30 min
  14. 14Epilogue — A Victim of Divine Love45 min
  15. 15Counsels and Reminiscences51 min
  16. 16Letters to Her Sister Céline33 min
  17. 17Letters to Mother Agnes of Jesus10 min
  18. 18Letters to Sister Mary of the Sacred Heart8 min
  19. 19Letters to Sister Frances Teresa7 min
  20. 20Letters to Her Cousin Marie Guérin4 min
  21. 21Letter to Her Cousin Jeanne Guérin1 min
  22. 22Letters to Her Brother Missionaries11 min
  23. 23Prayers, Motto and Days of Grace12 min
  24. 24Selected Poems — My Song of To-day1 min left
  25. 25Selected Poems — Memories2 min
  26. 26Selected Poems — I Thirst for Love2 min
  27. 27Selected Poems — To Scatter Flowers1 min
  28. 28Selected Poems — Why I Love Thee, Mary!2 min