Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE FAITH OF CHRIST'S FREEMEN, by THOMAS CURTIS CLARK First Line: Our faith is not in dead saints' bones Last Line: God's present purpose to fulfill. Subject(s): Faith; Jesus Christ; Belief; Creed | ||||||||
Our faith is not in dead saints' bones, In altars of vain sacrifice; Nor is it in the stately stones That rise in beauty toward the skies. Our faith is in the Christ who walks With men today, in street and mart; The constant Friend who thinks and talks With those who seek him with the heart. We would not spurn the ancient lore, The prophet's word or psalmist's prayer; But lo! our Leader goes before, Tomorrow's battles to prepare. His Gospel calls for living men, With singing blood and minds alert; Strong men, who fall to rise again, Who strive and bleed, with courage girt. We serve no God whose work is done, Who rests within His firmament: Our God, His labors but begun, Toils evermore, with power unspent. God was and is and e'er shall be; Christ lived and lovedand loves us still; And man goes forward, proud and free, God's present purpose to fulfill. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...UNHOLY SONNET 4 by MARK JARMAN QUIA ABSURDUM by ROBINSON JEFFERS GOING TO THE HORSE FLATS by ROBINSON JEFFERS SONNET TO FORTUNE by LUCY AIKEN JONATHAN EDWARDS IN WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS by ROBERT LOWELL RELIGIOUS INSTRUCTION by MINA LOY ABRAHAM LINCOLN by THOMAS CURTIS CLARK |
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