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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
ABRAHAM LINCOLN, THE MASTER, by THOMAS CURTIS CLARK First Line: We need him now - his rugged faith that held Last Line: Who willed us greater tasks, when set his sun. Subject(s): Lincoln, Abraham (1809-1865); Presidents, United States | |||
We need him now—his rugged faith that held Fast to the rock of Truth through all the days Of moil and strife, the sleepless nights; upheld By very God was he—that God who stays All hero-souls who will but trust in Him, And trusting, labor as if God were not. His eyes beheld the stars, clouds could not dim Their glory; but his task was not forgot: To keep his people one; to hold them true To that fair dream their fathers willed to them— Freedom for all; to spur them; to renew Their hopes in bitter days; strife to condemn. Such was his task, and well his work was done— Who willed us greater tasks, when set his sun. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...JOHN BROWN'S BODY by STEPHEN VINCENT BENET HISTORICAL REFLECTIONS by JOHN HOLLANDER TO ABRAHAM LINCOLN by GEORGIA DOUGLAS JOHNSON INAUGURATION DAY: JANUARY 1953 by ROBERT LOWELL LINCOLN TRIUMPHANT by EDWIN MARKHAM YOUNG LINCOLN by EDWIN MARKHAM A MAN CHILD IS BORN (1809) by EDGAR LEE MASTERS AT SAGAMORE HILL by EDGAR LEE MASTERS BRUTUS LIVES AGAIN IN BOOTH by EDGAR LEE MASTERS ABRAHAM LINCOLN by THOMAS CURTIS CLARK |
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