Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE WORD, by WILLIAM WALSHAM HOW Poet's Biography First Line: O word of god incarnate Last Line: They see thee face to face. Subject(s): Worship | ||||||||
O word of God incarnate, O wisdom from on high, O truth unchanged, unchanging, O Light of our dark sky; We praise thee for the radiance That from the hallowed page, A lantern to our footsteps, Shines on from age to age. The Church from thee, her Master Received the gift divine; And still that light she lifteth O'er all the earth to shine. It is the golden casket Where gems of truth are stored; It is the heaven-drawn picture Of, thee, the living Word. I floateth like a banner Before God's host uufurled; It shineth like a beacon Above the darkling world; It is the chart and compass That o'er life's surging sea, Mid mists and rocks and quicksands, Still guide, O Christ, to thee. Oh, make the Church, dear Saviour, A lamp burnished gold, To bear before the nations Thy true light, as of gold. Oh, teach the wandering pilgrims By this their path to trace, Till, clouds and darkness ended, They see thee face to face. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...COMPANIONSHIP by MALTBIE DAVENPORT BABCOCK FOR I WILL CONSIDER YOUR DOG MOLLY by DAVID LEHMAN RUSSIAN CATHEDRAL by CLAUDE MCKAY LITTLE WHITE CHURCH by MARILYN NELSON A STEEPLE ON THE HOUSE by ROBERT FROST MATE (1) by GEORGIA DOUGLAS JOHNSON ANSWER TO PRAYER by JAMES WELDON JOHNSON THE TEN COMMANDMENTS by GEORGE SANTAYANA THE LITTLE FIRE IN THE WOODS by HAYDEN CARRUTH |
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