Clive Staples (C.S.) Lewis (29 November 1898 – 22 November 1963 / Belfast)

As the Ruin Falls

All this is flashy rhetoric about loving you.
I never had a selfless thought since I was born.
I am mercenary and self-seeking through and through:
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Clive Staples (C.S.) Lewis


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  • Phillip Freebourn (2/8/2008 2:25:00 PM)

    I learned this poem through Phil Keaggy when he put a tune to it and placed it on his Love Broke Thru album back in the early 70's. I was in love with Lewis (and Keaggy's) work ever since. What a profound ability to capture our spiritual struggle and place it in words that resound through ages.

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  • Jan How (11/3/2005 4:42:00 AM)

    How true is this. It's a really honest way to pray. Seeing myself as i really am actually draws me closer to God. CS Lewis had such insight.

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