Classic and Contemporary Poetry
FULLNESS OF THE BIBLE, by H. J. BETTS First Line: There is a lamp whose steady light Last Line: These healing leaves, this heavenly tree. Subject(s): Bible; God; Heaven; Jews; Religion; Paradise; Judaism; Theology | ||||||||
THERE is a lamp whose steady light Guides the poor traveller in the night: 'Tis God's own word! Its beaming ray Can turn a midnight into day. There is a storehouse of rich fare, Supplied with plenty and to spare: 'Tis God's own word! it spreads a feast For every hungering, thirsting guest. There is a chart whose tracings show The onward course when tempests blow: 'Tis God's own word! There, there is found Direction for the homeward bound. There is a tree whose leaves impart Health to the burdened, contrite heart: 'Tis God's own word! It cures of sin, And makes the guilty conscience clean. Give me this lamp to light my road; This storehouse for my daily food; Give me this chart for life's rough sea; These healing leaves, this heavenly tree. | 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 VARIATIONS: 16 by CONRAD AIKEN |
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