Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, HOPE, by BELLE RICHARDSON HARRISON


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First Line: When all the world is dark and drear
Last Line: The sunshine sifts like grains of gold.
Subject(s): Hope; Weariness; Optimism; Fatigue


WHEN all the world is dark and drear
And stoutest hearts are weak with fear,
When heavy clouds obscure the light
And life seems an eternal night—
Then Hope uplifts a banner high
And points them to the upper sky.
Atween the rifted clouds behold
The sunshine sifts like grains of gold!

O weary hearts that sigh for rest,
O bruisèd hearts by care oppressed,
The way is dark, the time is long,
A wail the burden of your song—
No longer mourn, sweet Hope is nigh
To point you to the upper sky,
Atween the rifted clouds behold
The sunshine sifts like grains of gold!

Celestial Hope! speak words of cheer,
The parting clouds will disappear,
The rising sun dispel the night
And flood the world with blessed light.
Uplift, uplift your banner high
And point men to the upper sky.
Atween the rifted clouds behold
The sunshine sifts like grains of gold.





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