Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, OUT OF DARKNESS, LIGHT, by WILLIAM ARTHUR DUNKERLEY


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OUT OF DARKNESS, LIGHT, by                    
First Line: From this dread sowing, grant us harvest, lord
Last Line: And out of darkness, light.
Alternate Author Name(s): Oxenham, John
Subject(s): Religion; Theology


From this dread sowing, grant us harvest, Lord,
Of Nobler Doing, and of Loftier Hope, --
An All-Embracing and Enduring Peace, --
A Bond of States, a Pact of Peoples, based
On no caprice of royal whim, but on
Foundation mightier than the mightiest throne --
The Well-Considered Will of All the Lands.
Therewith, -- a simpler, purer, larger life,
Unhampered by the dread of war's alarms,
A life attuned to closer touch with Thee,
And golden-threaded with Thy Charity; --
A Sweeter Earth, -- a Nearer Heaven, -- a World
As emulous in Peace as once in War,
And striving ever upward towards The Goal.

So, once again, through Death shall come New Life,
And out of Darkness, Light.





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