Classic and Contemporary Poetry
EASTER COMMUNION, by GERARD MANLEY HOPKINS Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Pure fasted faces draw unto this feast Last Line: Lo, god shall strengthen all the feeble knees. Subject(s): Easter; Eucharist; Holidays; The Resurrection; Communion | ||||||||
Pure fasted faces draw unto this feast: God comes all sweetness to your Lenten lips. You striped in secret with breath-taking whips, Those crooked rough-scored chequers may be pieced To crosses meant for Jesu's; you whom the East With draught of thin and pursuant cold so nips Breathe Easter now; you serged fellowships, You vigil-keepers with low flames decreased, God shall o'er-brim the measures you have spent With oil of gladness; for sackcloth and frieze And the ever-fretting shirt of punishment Give myrrhy-threaded golden folds of ease. Your scarce-sheathed bones are weary of being bent: Lo, God shall strengthen all the feeble knees. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE BUGLER'S FIRST COMMUNION by GERARD MANLEY HOPKINS NO-MORE-FEAR by WILLIAM ROSE BENET SURSUM CORDA by MARGARET CARROLL BRADY ON CHURCH COMMUNION by JOHN BYROM HOLY COMMUNION by ADA CAMBRIDGE INTERLUDE by MARJORIE EASTWOOD DUDLEY ABYSS by GERARD MANLEY HOPKINS |
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