Classic and Contemporary Poetry
ORGAN SONGS: A SONG FOR CHRISTMAS, by GEORGE MACDONALD Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Hark, in the steeple the dull bell swinging Last Line: Straight will arise in sorrow and song! Subject(s): Bells; Christmas; Churches; Nativity, The; Cathedrals | ||||||||
HARK, in the steeple the dull bell swinging Over the furrows ill ploughed by Death! Hark the bird-babble, the loud lark singing! Hark, from the sky, what the prophet saith! Hark, in the pines, the free Wind, complaining Moaning, and murmuring, "Life is bare!" Hark, in the organ, the caught Wind, outstraining, Jubilant rise in a soaring prayer! Toll for the burying, sexton tolling! Sing for the second birth, angel Lark! Moan, ye poor Pines, with the Past condoling! Burst out, brave Organ, and kill the Dark! II. Sit on the ground, and immure thy sorrow; I will give freedom to mine in song! Haunt thou the tomb, and deny the morrow; I will go watch in the dawning long! For I shall see them, and know their faces Tenderer, sweeter, and shining more; Clasp the old self in the new embraces; Gaze through their eyes' wide open door. Loved ones, I come to you: see my sadness; I am ashamedbut you pardon wrong! Smile the old smile, and my soul's new gladness Straight will arise in sorrow and song! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...VIRGIN IN GLASS by JOSEPHINE JACOBSEN THE HOUR BETWEEN DOG AND WOLF: 3. FEEDING THE RABBITS by LAURE-ANNE BOSSELAAR EXPLICATION OF AN IMAGINARY TEXT by JAMES GALVIN DOMESDAY BOOK: FATHER WHIMSETT by EDGAR LEE MASTERS HALF-AND-HALF by NAOMI SHIHAB NYE AT THE CHURCH DOOR by GEORGE SANTAYANA LOST AND FOUND by GEORGE MACDONALD THAT HOLY THING by GEORGE MACDONALD THE BABY, FR. AT THE BACK OF THE NORTH WIND by GEORGE MACDONALD |
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