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They have not chosen me he said

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They have not chosen me he said by Emily Dickinson

 "They have not chosen me," he said,
"But I have chosen them!"
Brave -- Broken hearted statement --
Uttered in Bethlehem!

I could not have told it,
But since Jesus dared --
Sovereign! Know a Daisy
They dishonor shared!

Form: Lyric

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