I PRAISED the earth, in beauty seen With garlands gay of various green; I praised the sea, whose ample field Shone glorious as a silver shield; And earth and ocean seem'd to say, "Our beauties are but for a day!" I praised the sun, whose chariot roll'd On wheels of amber and of gold; I praised the moon, whose softer eye Gleam'd sweetly through the summer sky! And moon and sun in answer said, "Our days of light are numbered!" O God! O Good beyond compare! If thus Thy meaner works are fair! If thus Thy bounties gild the span Of ruin'd earth and sinful man, How glorious must the mansion be Where Thy redeem'd shall dwell with Thee! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE HOUSE OF LIFE: JENNY by DANTE GABRIEL ROSSETTI THE DISMANTLED SHIP by WALT WHITMAN THE TRANCE by LASCELLES ABERCROMBIE LA BEAUTE by CHARLES BAUDELAIRE THE ENTERED APPRENTICES' SONG by MATTHEW BIRKHEAD THE GLOW-WORM by VINCENT BOURNE MAXIMS FOR THE OLD HOUSE: THE HEARTH by ANNA HEMPSTEAD BRANCH |