THE waves, they are wildly heaving, And bearing me out from the shore, And I know of the things I am leaving, But not of the things before. O Lord of love, whom the shape of a dove Came down and hovered o'er, Descend to-night with heavenly light, And show me the farther shore. There is midnight darkness o'er me, And 't is light, more light, I crave; The billows behind and before me Are gaping, each with a grave: Descend to-night, O Lord of might, Who died our souls to save; Descend to-night, my Lord, my Light, And walk with me on the wave! My heart is heavy to breaking Because of the mourners' sighs, For they cannot see the awak'ning, Nor the body with which we arise. Thou, who for sake of men didst break The awful seal of the tomb -- Show them the way into life, I pray, And the body with which we come! Comfort their pain and pining For the nearly wasted sands, With the many mansions shining In the house not made with hands: And help them by faith to see through death To that brighter and better shore, Where they never shall weep who are fallen asleep And never be sick any more. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...HARVEST SONG by LUDWIG HENRICH CHRISTOPH HOLTY SONNET TO MRS. REYNOLD'S CAT by JOHN KEATS THE IMMORTALS by ISAAC ROSENBERG THE ANGELS OF BUENA VISTA by JOHN GREENLEAF WHITTIER THE PREACHER by JOHN GREENLEAF WHITTIER THE ASS IN THE LION'S SKIN by AESOP |