MOSES, the patriot fierce, became The meekest man on earth, To show us how love's quick'ning flame Can give our souls new birth. Moses, the man of meekest heart, Lost Canaan by self-will, To show, where Grace has done its part, How sin defiles us still. Thou, who hast taught me in Thy fear. Yet seest me frail at best, O grant me loss with Moses here, To gain his future rest! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...CALIBAN UPON SETEBOS; OR, NATURAL THEOLOGY IN THE ISLAND by ROBERT BROWNING THE BLACK RIDERS: 38 by STEPHEN CRANE SAINT BRIDE'S LULLABY by WILLIAM SHARP PEARLS OF THE FAITH: 63. AL-HAIY by EDWIN ARNOLD IN THE FOURTH WATCH by MYRON HENRY BROOMWELL |