Marian H | The Hound of Heaven by Francis Thompson - Poetry Reading @marianhreads | Uploaded September 2020 | Updated October 2024, 6 hours ago.
Reading "The Hound of Heaven" (1909), a haunting, almost Gothic poem that inspired G.K. Chesterton and J.R.R. Tolkien.

Sources / Further reading:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_Thompson
poetry.elcore.net/HoundOfHeavenInRtTGlossed.html
medium.com/nighttimethoughts/the-hound-of-heaven-b2e726bac7c8
quora.com/What-does-the-last-line-of-Francis-Thompsons-poem-The-Hound-of-Heaven-mean
brandonvogt.com/grace-filled-poem-g-k-chesterton-j-r-r-tolkien-loved
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parable_of_the_Lost_Sheep

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