Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE HYMNARY: 321. WHITSUNTIDE, by CHARLES COFFIN First Line: Lo, the father hears our prayer Last Line: Human hearts with flaming fire. | ||||||||
LO, the father hears our prayer: Unto failing hearts to bear All Christ promised ere He rose, Forth to-day the Spirit goes. As the Lord of Life draws nigh, Signs and wonders multiply: First through all the house there past Sounds, as of a rushing blast; Flakes of fire fell fast, and hung, Each one like a burning tongue, In the pure thin air, and shed Lustre upon every head. Then the flames that lit each brow, Passing thence -- we know not how -- To their inmost spirit pour Light and strength unknown before. Marvelling much the nations heard Preached in every tongue the word; All that seers had e'er discerned, Told again in words that burned. On the hearers then was poured Forth the Spirit of the Lord: Thick as sheaves at harvest-tide They arose and prophesied. Praise the Father, praise the Son: Equal honour, too, be done Unto Him, Who can inspire Human hearts with flaming fire. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE HYMNARY: 320. WHITSUNTIDE by CHARLES COFFIN TO A MOTH SEEN IN WINTER by ROBERT FROST AT THE ZOO IN SPAIN by CLARENCE MAJOR WE WEAR THE MASK by PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR THE PILLAR OF FAME by ROBERT HERRICK WILLIAM LLOYD GARRISON by JAMES RUSSELL LOWELL FIRST ICE by KENNETH SLADE ALLING PEARLS OF THE FAITH: 30. AL-HADIL by EDWIN ARNOLD NORTHERN CALIFORNIA NIGHT (STRAITS OF CARQUINEZ) by WILLIAM ROSE BENET |
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