<html xmlns:tei="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0"><body><h1 align="center" class="head">The Truce of God</h1><h1 align="center" class="head"><em>After Suvla</em></h1><div class="stanza"><p class="line"><span class="smallcaps">Now</span> to the stricken doe</p><p class="line" style="text-indent:5%">And the wounded hind</p><p class="line">There comes the Mercy of God</p><p class="line" style="text-indent:5%">That is cool and kind.</p></div><div class="stanza"><p class="line">To the hapless creature He made</p><p class="line" style="text-indent:5%">He giveth rest.</p><p class="line">All the woes of the world</p><p class="line" style="text-indent:5%">Lie on His breast.</p></div><div class="stanza"><p class="line">The tender Physician giveth</p><p class="line" style="text-indent:5%">The drug of sleep,</p><p class="line">Lest that His dove, His daughter,</p><p class="line" style="text-indent:5%">Awake and weep.</p></div><div class="stanza"><p class="line">Beyond all dreams of delight</p><p class="line" style="text-indent:5%">Is the quiet peace,</p><p class="line">He carries His lamb in His arms,</p><p class="line" style="text-indent:5%">The blood on her fleece.</p></div></body></html> · Great War