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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE CELL, by GEORGE ROSTREVOR HAMILTON Poet's Biography
First Line: When from the hush of this cool wood
Last Line: And praise thee all day long.
Alternate Author Name(s): Rostrevor, George
Subject(s): God; Prayer; Solitude; Loneliness
First Line: When from the hush of this cool wood
Last Line: And praise thee all day long.
Alternate Author Name(s): Rostrevor, George
Subject(s): God; Prayer; Solitude; Loneliness
WHEN from the hush of this cool wood
I go, Lord, to the noisy mart,
Give me among the multitude,
I pray, a lonely heart.
Yea, build in me a secret cell
Where quietness shall be a song:
In that green solitude I'll dwell,
And praise Thee all day long.
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