CITY of God, how broad and far Outspread thy walls sublime! The true thy chartered freemen are, Of every age and clime. One holy Church, one army strong, One steadfast high intent, One working band, one harvest-song, One King Omnipotent. How purely hath thy speech come down From man's primeval youth; How grandly hath thine empire grown Of Freedom, Love, and Truth! How gleam thy watchfires through the night, With never fainting ray; How rise thy towers, serene and bright, To meet the dawning day! In vain the surge's angry shock, In vain the drifting sands; Unharmed, upon the Eternal Rock, The Eternal City stands. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...A SECOND REVIEW OF THE GRAND ARMY [MAY 24, 1865] by FRANCIS BRET HARTE THE SPIRIT OF NATURE by RICHARD REALF LET US HAVE PEACE by NANCY BYRD TURNER MONODY ON THE ASTOR HOUSE by FRANKLIN PIERCE ADAMS SONNET: GHOSTS by THOMAS BAILEY ALDRICH ALONG SHORE by HERBERT BASHFORD PSALM 30. EXALTABO TE DOMINE by OLD TESTAMENT BIBLE DEATH IN A BALL-ROOM by WILFRID SCAWEN BLUNT TOWARDS DEMOCRACY: PART 4. STANDING BEYOND TIME by EDWARD CARPENTER |