The lord of all the lore that man had found, He placed the dream the longing heart had won Above the webs of logic subtly spun, And reason with white revelation crowned; In skies too vast for wondering thought to sound His soul was lifted like a lonely sun About whose fire mysterious planets run And by whose law the scattered stars are bound. Beyond the garnered wisdom of the earth He sought the starlit deep with spirit led Through adoration to Love's dwelling-place; Till in the Host where life has mystic birth He saw the God Who gave the Wine and Bread Unveil the hidden beauty of His Face. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...LOVE'S SECRET, FR. SONGS OF EXPERIENCE by WILLIAM BLAKE THE AMERICAN FLAG by JOSEPH RODMAN DRAKE THE BELLS OF HEAVEN by RALPH HODGSON THE OLD BURYING-GROUND by JOHN GREENLEAF WHITTIER TIMID THINGS by JOHN HAMPTON ATKINSON GOODFRYDAY (TO A BASE AND TWO TREBLES) by JOSEPH BEAUMONT |