Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE SONG OF A HEATHEN, by RICHARD WATSON GILDER Poet's Biography First Line: If jesus christ is a man Last Line: The earth, the sea, and the air! Subject(s): Jesus Christ; Religion; Theology | ||||||||
(SOJOURNING IN GALILEE, A. D. 32) IF Jesus Christ is a man, -- And only a man, -- I say That of all mankind I cleave to him, And to him will I cleave alway. If Jesus Christ is a God, -- And the only God, -- I swear I will follow Him through heaven and hell, The earth, the sea, and the air! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...MYSTIC BOUNCE by TERRANCE HAYES MATHEMATICS CONSIDERED AS A VICE by ANTHONY HECHT UNHOLY SONNET 11 by MARK JARMAN SHINE, PERISHING REPUBLIC by ROBINSON JEFFERS THE COMING OF THE PLAGUE by WELDON KEES A LITHUANIAN ELEGY by ROBERT KELLY |
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