Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, THE CITY OF GOD, by WILLIAM ARTHUR DUNKERLEY


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THE CITY OF GOD, by                    
First Line: Where shall the city of god be found?
Last Line: There the city of god is.
Alternate Author Name(s): Oxenham, John
Subject(s): Religion; Theology


Where shall the City of God be found?
-- In some vague place beyond the sky,
Enshrined in mystic mystery?
-- In some far, dim futurity?
Embalmed in hopes of prophecy?

Not there shall the City of God be found, But --
In every land where Peace doth reign,
And Faith and Hope full growth attain,
And Love turns Life to noblest gain, --
There the City of God is.

In every home where God abides,
And over all its life presides,
And its fair doings rules and guides, --
There the City of God is.

In every heart where holy fires,
Fanned by the love which never tires,
Kindle sweet thoughts to high desires, --
There the City of God is.

Wherever man doth heavenward turn,
And in all life doth Thee discern,
And feels Thy Love within him burn, --
There the City of God is.

Not alone in the heavens above,
But everywhere in the heart of Love, --
There the City of God is.





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