Classic and Contemporary Poetry
HIS CHURCH, by LUCY LARCOM Poet's Biography First Line: Witness to his eternal pity Last Line: The door forever open stands. Subject(s): Worship | ||||||||
WITNESS to His eternal pity For the world's wanderers it stands, The House of God, the Holy City, Builded of light, not made with hands. Without are loneliness and danger; Within are warmth, and food, and songs: Here is no alien and no stranger; Here every soul of man belongs. No saved child calls to his lost brother, "See! I am holier than thou!" In Christ they recognize each other; His name is written on every brow. And in His name all outcasts enter, And claim their birthright through His love: His Church is the great human centre Towards which earth's generations move. They come, to share His consecration; To drink His cup of sacrifice; To be fresh wells of His salvation, That in life's desert shall arise. One home, -- the hearthstone of the Father; One table, spread by His dear Son; One Spirit drawing us together; God's family in Him made one! Christ tells the world her own true story; Her failing cup fills to its brim With love, and blessedness, and glory; We find each other, finding Him. His Church is heaven and earth in union; The lift of wings, the clasp of hands! God offering man divine communion! -- The door forever open stands. | 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 |
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