Classic and Contemporary Poetry
CHRIST AND ORPHEUS (3), by CHARLES TENNYSON TURNER Poet's Biography First Line: O friend, it is a deep religious loss Last Line: Which death and hebrus strove in vain to quell. Subject(s): Christianity; Orphism (mystic Greek Cult) | ||||||||
O friend, it is a deep religious loss To palter with our Master's pure renown; To lose the sad precision of the Cross In Fancy's lights, and melt away His crown; Gazing on truth, why should our vision swim? Let Calvary stand clear of fabulous mist, Keep all the paths of Olivet for Christ, And let no Orphic phantom walk with Him! Then, and then only, welcome! what they tell Of that majestic harp, which came full-strung Among the woes of Hades, to compel A pause in all her penance - of the spell Marred by a look - and of that faithful tongue, Which Death and Hebrus strove in vain to quell. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...CHRIST AND ORPHEUS (2) by CHARLES TENNYSON TURNER HER FIRST-BORN by CHARLES TENNYSON TURNER LETTY'S GLOBE by CHARLES TENNYSON TURNER THE BUOY-BELL by CHARLES TENNYSON TURNER THE LACHRYMATORY by CHARLES TENNYSON TURNER THE LATTICE AT SUNRISE by CHARLES TENNYSON TURNER THE LION'S SKELETON by CHARLES TENNYSON TURNER THE VACANT CAGE (1) by CHARLES TENNYSON TURNER A BIRTHDAY by CHARLES TENNYSON TURNER A BRILLIANT DAY by CHARLES TENNYSON TURNER |
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