Classic and Contemporary Poetry
SERVICE, by HERMANN HAGEDORN Poet's Biography First Line: There are strange ways of serving god Last Line: And building palaces for him. Subject(s): Worship | ||||||||
There are strange ways of serving God; You sweep a room or turn a sod, And suddenly, to your surprise, You hear the whirr of seraphim, And find you're under God's own eyes And building palaces for Him. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...COMPANIONSHIP by MALTBIE DAVENPORT BABCOCK FOR I WILL CONSIDER YOUR DOG MOLLY by DAVID LEHMAN RUSSIAN CATHEDRAL by CLAUDE MCKAY LITTLE WHITE CHURCH by MARILYN NELSON A STEEPLE ON THE HOUSE by ROBERT FROST MATE (1) by GEORGIA DOUGLAS JOHNSON ANSWER TO PRAYER by JAMES WELDON JOHNSON THE TEN COMMANDMENTS by GEORGE SANTAYANA THE MOTHER IN THE HOUSE by HERMANN HAGEDORN |
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