Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, THOMAS POTTER, by HENRY NEHEMIAH DODGE


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THOMAS POTTER, by                    
First Line: Lone watcher for the light, sleep well!
Last Line: Where lies this patient seeker after god.
Subject(s): Heroism; Heroes; Heroines


Lone watcher for the light, sleep well!
The coming years shall tell
Thy simple story:
How thy purpose never altered,
How thy courage never faltered;
How, the Spirit's whisper heeding,
Thou, obedient to His leading,
Didst await the coming glory;
How the light
Burst upon thy sight!
How thou didst rejoice
When at last a voice,
Sent of God,
That heralded the Morning Star,
Rising all the world to lighten,
Rising man's dark lot to brighten,
Love Divine proclaimed as Master. . . .

Prophet of light, sleep well!
Thy spirit shall not sleep,
But, onward marching, keep
Our souls aflame,
And to thy name
Shall love's soft requiem swell
Above the sod
Where lies this patient seeker after God.





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