Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE ANSWER, by JOHN BYROM Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Cheer up, desponding soul Last Line: And rise for ever mine. Subject(s): Soul | ||||||||
CHEER up, desponding soul; Thy longing, pleas'd, I see; 'Tis part of that great whole, Wherewith I long'd for thee. Wherewith I long'd for thee, And left my Father's throne; From death to set thee free, To claim thee for my own. To claim thee for my own, I suffer'd on the cross: Oh! were my love but known, No soul could fear its loss. No soul could fear its loss, But, fill'd with love divine, Would die on its own cross, And rise for ever mine. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE CRUEL FALCON by ROBINSON JEFFERS THE WHOLE SOUL by PHILIP LEVINE I KNOW MY SOUL by CLAUDE MCKAY HONORING THE SAND; IN MEMORY OF JOSEPH CAMPBELL by ROBERT BLY THE CHINESE PEAKS; FOR DONALD HALL by ROBERT BLY THE LIFE OF TOWNS: TOWN OF THE EXHUMATION by ANNE CARSON A HYMN FOR CHRISTMAS DAY (2) by JOHN BYROM |
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