Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, WHEN SOULS AWAKE, by OLIVER MURRAY EDWARDS


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WHEN SOULS AWAKE, by                    
First Line: When souls awake then eyes behold
Last Line: Into eternity.
Subject(s): God; Religion; Soul; Theology


When souls awake then eyes behold
God's handiwork sublime,
The sun, the moon, the stars that mark
The dial face of Time.
The nodding lilies of the field,
The wildflowers in the grass,
Reveal a depth of love untold
Oft trampled as we pass.

The birds that nest within the trees,
In song tell of God's love,
While still our eyes are on the ground
With things unseen above.
'Tis when we open wide the door
And let God's sunshine in,
The Holy Spirit doth indwell
And purge the heart from sin.

If thine eyes still are holden, pray
Unto the God of love
And ask that He remove the scales
Revealing Christ above;
And by a miracle of Grace
Transform thy thoughts and ways,
'Til thou shalt see with eyes of Faith
Through Heaven's golden haze.

Hold not the things of Time too dear—
Earth's tinsel and its gold
That fade and perish as they pass
To graves unseen, untold;
But yield thy treasure up to Him
To guard and keep for thee
Until thou shalt pass on beyond,
Into Eternity.





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