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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
HALLOWED BE THY NAME, by ELIZA COOK Poet's Biography First Line: List to the dreamy tone that dwells Last Line: "is, ""father! Hallowed be thy name!" | |||
List to the dreamy tone that dwells In rippling wave or silent tree; Go, hearken to the old shurch bells, The whistling bird, the whizzing bee. Interpret right, and ye will find 'Tis "power and glory" they proclaim; The chimes, the creatures, waters, wind, All publish "hallowed be thy name!" The pilgrim journeys till he bleeds, To gain the altar of his sires; The hermit pores above his beads, With zeal that never wanes nor tires; But holiest rite or longest prayer, That soul can yield or wisdom frame, What better import can it bear Than, "FATHER! hallowed be thy name!" The savage kneeling to the sun, To give his thanks or ask a boon; The raptures of the idiot one Who laughs to see the clear round moon; The saint well taught in christian lore; The Moslem prostrate at his flame -- All worship, wonder and adore; All end in, "hallowed be thy name!" Whate'er may be man's faith or creed, Those precious words comprise it still. We trace them on the bloomy mead, We hear them in the flowing rill. One chorus hails the Great Supreme; Each varied breathing tells the same. The strains may differ; but the theme Is, "FATHER! hallowed be thy name!" | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE OLD ARM-CHAIR by ELIZA COOK A FOREST THOUGHT by ELIZA COOK A HOME IN THE HEART by ELIZA COOK AFTER A MOTHER'S DEATH by ELIZA COOK |
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