ONE step more, and the race is ended; One word more, and the lesson's done; One toil more, and a long rest follows At set of sun. Who would fail, for one step withholden? Who would fail, for one word unsaid? Who would fail, for a pause too early? Sound sleep the dead. One step more, and the goal receives us; One word more, and life's task is done; One toil more, and the Cross is carried And sets the sun. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...DOWNFALL OF POLAND [FALL OF WARSAW, 1794] by THOMAS CAMPBELL NATURE (2) by RALPH WALDO EMERSON FLOWERS WITHOUT FRUIT by JOHN HENRY NEWMAN FULFILLMENT by ROBERT MALISE BOWYER NICHOLS THE SABBATH LAMP by GRACE AGUILAR OTHER SPRINGS by ROSEMARY BASEFLUG CAVE TALK by JOSEPH WARREN BEACH |