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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
AD ASTRA: 161, by CHARLES WHITWORTH WYNNE
First Line: An old man's judgment in the hour of death
Last Line: And happy peace, the olive branch of heaven.
Alternate Author Name(s): Cayzer, Charles
Subject(s): Death; Heaven; Peace; Dead, The; Paradise
First Line: An old man's judgment in the hour of death
Last Line: And happy peace, the olive branch of heaven.
Alternate Author Name(s): Cayzer, Charles
Subject(s): Death; Heaven; Peace; Dead, The; Paradise
An old man's judgment in the hour of Death
Is testimony worth a young man's ear,
When thro' the last watch rings the cry of Faith,
"The Lord my refuge is, I have no fear"—
Doubt vanishes before the Morn of Cheer!
Night's closing vigil Light Divine doth leaven,
And happy Peace, the olive branch of Heaven.
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