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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE GREATEST WORK, by RAY M. JOHNSON
First Line: He built a house; time laid it in the dust
Last Line: Lasts longer than a granite monument.
Subject(s): Christianity
First Line: He built a house; time laid it in the dust
Last Line: Lasts longer than a granite monument.
Subject(s): Christianity
He built a house; time laid it in the dust;
He wrote a book, its title now forgot;
He ruled a city, but his name is not
On any table graven, or where rust
Can gather from disuse, or marble bust.
He took a child from out a wretched cot,
Who on the state dishonor might have brought,
And reared him to the Christian's hope and trust.
The boy, to manhood grown, became a light
To many souls, and preached for human need
The wondrous love of the Omnipotent.
The work has multiplied like stars at night
When darkness deepens; every noble deed
Lasts longer than a granite monument.
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