Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, LOVE'S COSMOPOLITAN;(DEDICATED TO CATHEDRAL OF ST. PAUL THE TENTMAKER), by ANNIE MATHESON


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LOVE'S COSMOPOLITAN;(DEDICATED TO CATHEDRAL OF ST. PAUL THE TENTMAKER), by                     Poet's Biography
First Line: Apostle, citizen, and artisan!
Last Line: Ambassador of god, great-hearted jew!
Subject(s): Churches; Paul, Saint (1st Century); Cathedrals; Saul Of Tarsus


'Nor can we forget that the great Apostle of faith has yet placed faith
below love.'—CLAUDE G. MONTEFIORE (on St. Paul) in the Jewish Quarterly
Review.

APOSTLE, citizen, and artisan!
About thy vast cathedral, through the street
Is hurrying tramp of multitudinous feet;
But far within, for many a homeless man
Thy shrine is home, where, for a passing span,
Cool silence stills the heart's tumultuous beat:
Before the altar he may rest and eat
Who has not broken bread since day began.
Thou who didst glory in the uplifted cross
Whereby ascended Love, self-sacrificed,
Draws all men near, and heart to heart a few,
Thou who didst count the world for love but loss,
Hail, chosen servant of the risen Christ,
Ambassador of God, great-hearted Jew!





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