Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, THE SONG OF A HEATHEN, by RICHARD WATSON GILDER


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THE SONG OF A HEATHEN, by                     Poet's Biography
First Line: If jesus christ is a man
Last Line: The earth, the sea, and the air!
Subject(s): Jesus Christ; Religion; Theology


(SOJOURNING IN GALILEE, A. D. 32)

IF Jesus Christ is a man, --
And only a man, -- I say
That of all mankind I cleave to him,
And to him will I cleave alway.

If Jesus Christ is a God, --
And the only God, -- I swear
I will follow Him through heaven and hell,
The earth, the sea, and the air!





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