Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE SILENCE IN THE CHURCH, by ADA CAMBRIDGE Poet's Biography First Line: O holy spirit, we entreat Last Line: "the awful charge thou gavest me." Alternate Author Name(s): Cross, George, Mrs. Subject(s): Worship | ||||||||
(No. 1.) O HOLY SPIRIT, we entreat, Send down Thy quickening fire; Let Thine own presence, dread and sweet, These waiting hearts in spire. In every thought and word and deed, Breathe Thou the breath of life -- The fulness of the grace they need For their appointed strife. Help them to hold, in clasp of prayer, The rod and staff of God; And lead them safely, surely, where The Christ Himself hath trod. Give power to speak Thy message, Lord, To every feeble voice; May they the true seed cast abroad Till desert wastes rejoice. Make strong the toiling hearts and hands, Keep watching eyes from sleep, That golden harvests crown the lands When angels come to reap. (No. 2.) Pour now, O lord, all gifts of grace From Thy most holy dwelling-place; And let the living flame be shed On each disciple's bended head. Light up his soul with light divine, -- A star of heaven on earth to shine, A beacon on life's stormy sea, To guide the wandering bark to Thee. Lord, clothe him now in white complete, In Thine own spirit, pure and sweet; Let him go forth to labour well, In truth and strength invincible. May his calm lips, that whisper now The yearning prayer, the solemn vow, Be ready, in the judgment-day, The faithful servant's words to say -- "Lord, I have tried, in faithful strife, To win Thy lambs to light and life; Lord, I have truly kept for Thee The awful charge Thou gavest me." | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...COMPANIONSHIP by MALTBIE DAVENPORT BABCOCK FOR I WILL CONSIDER YOUR DOG MOLLY by DAVID LEHMAN RUSSIAN CATHEDRAL by CLAUDE MCKAY LITTLE WHITE CHURCH by MARILYN NELSON A STEEPLE ON THE HOUSE by ROBERT FROST MATE (1) by GEORGIA DOUGLAS JOHNSON ANSWER TO PRAYER by JAMES WELDON JOHNSON THE TEN COMMANDMENTS by GEORGE SANTAYANA |
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