Classic and Contemporary Poetry
NOW THE LABOURER'S TASK IS O'ER, by JOHN ELLERTON First Line: Now the laborer's task is o'er Last Line: Leave we now thy servant sleeping. Subject(s): Religion; Theology | ||||||||
NOW THE LABORER'S TASK is o'er; Now the battle day is past; Now upon the farther shore Lands the voyager at last. Father, in Thy gracious keeping Leave we now Thy servant sleeping. There the tears of earth are dried; There its hidden things are clear; There the work of life is tried By a juster judge than here. Father, in Thy gracious keeping Leave we now Thy servant sleeping. There the penitents that turn To the cross their dying eyes, All the love of Jesus learn At His feet in Paradise. Father, in Thy gracious keeping Leave we now Thy servant sleeping. There no more the powers of hell Can prevail to mar their peace; Christ the Lord shall guard them well, He who died for their release. Father, in Thy gracious keeping Leave we now Thy servant sleeping. "Earth to earth, and dust to dust," Calmly now the words we say; Left behind, we wait in trust For the resurrection day. Father, in Thy gracious keeping Leave we now Thy servant sleeping. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...MYSTIC BOUNCE by TERRANCE HAYES MATHEMATICS CONSIDERED AS A VICE by ANTHONY HECHT UNHOLY SONNET 11 by MARK JARMAN SHINE, PERISHING REPUBLIC by ROBINSON JEFFERS THE COMING OF THE PLAGUE by WELDON KEES A LITHUANIAN ELEGY by ROBERT KELLY WELT by GEORGIA DOUGLAS JOHNSON |
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