MAKE this thing plain to us, O Lord! That not the triumph of the sword -- Not that alone -- can end the strife, But reformation of the life -- But full submission to Thy Word! Not all the stream of blood outpoured Can Peace -- the Long-Desired -- afford; Not tears of Mother, Maid or Wife... Make this thing plain! We must root out our sins ignored, By whatsoever name adored; Our secret sins, that, ever rife, Shrink from the operating knife; Then shall we rise, renewed, restored... Make this thing plain! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...TO A DARK GIRL by GWENDOLYN B. BENNETT ULTIMA VERITAS by WASHINGTON GLADDEN THE NEED FOR MEN by JOSIAH GILBERT HOLLAND SONNET by MICHELANGELO BUONARROTI THE QUAKER WIDOW by BAYARD TAYLOR A COWBOY TOAST by JAMES BARTON ADAMS |