Sentence:  O Lord, the awful Lord of will! though late, / Even yet renew this soul with <WSD>duteous</WSD> breath: / That when the peace is garnered in from strife, / The work retrieved, the will regenerate, / This soul may see thy face, O Lord of death! 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  Obsequious; submissively obedient.