Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE MARTYR, by CHRISTINA GEORGINA ROSSETTI Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: See, the sun hath risen Last Line: Satisfied with hopeful rest, and replete with god. Alternate Author Name(s): Alleyne, Ellen; Rossetti, Christina Subject(s): Heaven; Martyrs; Religion; Sin; Tears; Paradise; Theology | ||||||||
See, the sun hath risen! Lead her from the prison; She is young and tender, lead her tenderly: May no fear subdue her, Lest the Saints be fewer, Lest her place in Heaven be lost eternally. Forth she came, not trembling, No, nor yet dissembling An o'erwhelming terror weighing her down -- down; Little, little heeding Earth, but inly pleading For the strength to triumph and to win a crown. All her might was rallied To her heart; not pallid Was her cheek, but glowing with a glorious red, Glorious red and saintly, Never paling faintly, But still flushing, kindling still, without thought of dread. On she went, on faster, Trusting in her Master, Feeling that His Eye watched o'er her lovingly; He would prove and try her, But would not deny her, When her soul had pass'd, for His sake, patiently. "Christ," she said, "receive me, Let no terrors grieve me, Take my soul and guard it with Thy heavenly cares: Take my soul and guard it, Take it and reward it With the Love Thou bearest for the love it bears." Quickened with a fire Of sublime desire, She looked up to Heaven, and she cried aloud, "Death, I do entreat thee, Come! I go to meet thee; Wrap me in the whiteness of a virgin shroud." On she went, hope-laden; Happy, happy maiden! Never more to tremble, and to weep no more: All her sins forgiven, Straight the path to Heaven Through the glowing fire lay her feet before. On she went, on quickly, And her breath came thickly, With the longing to see God coming pantingly: Now the fire is kindled, And her flesh has dwindled Unto dust; -- her soul is mounting up on high: Higher, higher mounting, The swift moments counting, Fear is left beneath her, and the chastening rod: Tears no more shall blind her, Trouble lies behind her, Satisfied with hopeful rest, and replete with God. | 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 IT IS FINISHED' by CHRISTINA GEORGINA ROSSETTI ITALIA, IO TI SALUTO!' by CHRISTINA GEORGINA ROSSETTI THE HEART KNOWETH ITS OWN BITTERNESS' (2) by CHRISTINA GEORGINA ROSSETTI |
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