Classic and Contemporary Poetry
SUNRISE IN THE CITY, by LUCY LARCOM Poet's Biography First Line: The sunrise over the houses! Last Line: And the christ-light shining in ' Subject(s): Cities; Dawn; Religion; Urban Life; Sunrise; Theology | ||||||||
THE sunrise over the houses! The beautiful rose of dawn Reddening the eastern windows, -- The curtains of Night withdrawn! More lovely than boughs in blossom The spires and the roof-trees glow. It is day; and, in God awaking, Shall the spirit unfold and grow. On the city, in chrismal splendor, The blessing of morning falls: -- The Bride coming down out of heaven! -- The pearl-gates, the jasper walls! The white light enters the casement Like the wings of the Holy Dove; And every house is a flower, A blossom of peace and love. The sunrise is fair on the gardens, The groves and the forests afar; But fairer the trees of manhood, Of the heavenly planting are. And wide are the green savannas That under the dawn unroll; But broader the landscape opens In the sunrise of a soul! The footsteps of morning hasten Across yonder populous space, And the dwellings of men are illumined With the glory of God's own face. Who can guess the power of His coming? He will banish doubt and despair; The life of His Spirit will kindle And stir in the sleepers there. Behold the Day Star ascending! See the hour of His triumph begin! The sunrise over the houses! And the Christ-light shining in ' | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...MYSTIC BOUNCE by TERRANCE HAYES MATHEMATICS CONSIDERED AS A VICE by ANTHONY HECHT UNHOLY SONNET 11 by MARK JARMAN SHINE, PERISHING REPUBLIC by ROBINSON JEFFERS THE COMING OF THE PLAGUE by WELDON KEES A LITHUANIAN ELEGY by ROBERT KELLY |
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