Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, HYMN: SECOND SUNDAY IN ADVENT: 1, by REGINALD HEBER


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HYMN: SECOND SUNDAY IN ADVENT: 1, by                     Poet's Biography
First Line: The lord will come! The earth shall quake
Last Line: Shall sing for joy -- the lord is come!
Subject(s): Advent


THE Lord will come! the earth shall quake,
The hills their fixed seat forsake;
And, withering, from the vault of night
The stars withdraw their feeble light.

The Lord will come! but not the same
As once in lowly form He came,
A silent Lamb to slaughter led,
The bruised, the suffering, and the dead.

The Lord will come! a dreadful form,
With wreath of flame, and robe of storm,
On cherub wings, and wings of wind,
Anointed Judge of human-kind!

Can this be He who wont to stray
A pilgrim on the world's highway;
By power oppress'd, and mock'd by pride?
Oh God! is this the crucified?

Go, tyrants! to the rocks complain!
Go, seek the mountains cleft in vain!
But faith, victorious o'er the tomb,
Shall sing for joy -- the Lord is come!





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