Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, NIGHT AND DAY, by OLIVER MURRAY EDWARDS



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First Line: Twas night, and darkness reigned supreme
Last Line: Beyond the power of sin—man's soul shall never die.
Subject(s): Bible; Death; Easter; Healing; Holidays; Holy Ghost; Immortality; Jesus Christ; Life; Light; Night; Praise; Religion; Religious Education; Sin; Dead, The; The Resurrection; Cures; Holy Spirit; Bedtime; Theology; Sunday Schools; Yeshivas; Parochial School


NIGHT

'Twas night, and darkness reigned supreme,
The black clouds overcast the sky
Allowing not a penetrating gleam of light
To pierce the blackness and to shine upon the desolate earth.
The fierce winds howled and sighed
And died amid the moaning of the trees.
Devils and sprites from Hell were loose, and demons roamed at will,
Death stalked abroad upon the land and rode upon the sea.
Some met him bravely, some with fearful cry—
Man lost in sin—an awful night to die.

LIGHT

Jesus the Christ, the bright and morning Star,
Came down to earth and left Heaven's gates ajar.
In Him was life, that life the light of men—
John's Gospel, chapter one, verses four to ten.
He healed the sick, the blind, He raised the dead,
The devils trembled and the demons fled.
The world, by Satan blinded, knew Him not,
Men scourged and spat upon Him, nailed Him to the Cross.
For man He died, His work on earth did close.
They laid Him in the Tomb, and then—He rose.

DAWN

When all seemed lost, then all was gain,
The curtain of the Temple rent in twain.
The Sun of Righteousness did rise, and then
At Pentecost the Holy Spirit came.
When Christians die, Faith lights the way, the Star of Hope doth guide
Across the sullen stream, unto the other side.
Greetings from well known voices, loved faces line the shore,
Tears of joy and gladness from dear ones gone before.
With Heaven's morning breaking, earth's shadows flee away,
The Face of Christ revealing with the light of Heaven's day.

DAY

'Tis day, and God's love reigns supreme.
The Sun of Righteousness doth shine,
Allowing not a desecrating gleam from Hell
To pierce the brightness, and to dim the glorious light of Heaven.
Blending with pulsing harps,
Voices of Saints and Angels join in songs of praise.
Satan with all his hosts in Hell is chained, and demons are no more.
Death doth not stalk abroad, in Hell's tomb he doth lie.
Man's fear is turned to joy, no more Death's fearful cry—
Beyond the power of sin—man's soul shall never die.





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