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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE EMPIRE OF THE EAST, by EDNA DEAN PROCTOR Poet's Biography First Line: Hail to the glorious morning Last Line: To the caesars' ancient throne! Alternate Author Name(s): Dean Variant Title(s): The Russian's Dream Of Constantinople Subject(s): Constantinople; Istambul; Byzantium | |||
HAIL to the glorious morning When the Cross again shall shine On the summit of Saint Sophia, O city of Constantine! And that day of sack and slaughter When the wild, despairing cries Of "Kyrie Eleison!" fainter Went wailing up to the skies, Shall be lost in the splendid triumph As the Church reclaims her own, And the Patriarch welcomes our Lord the Czar To the Caesars' ancient throne! In the sky of the south, at midnight, We have seen God's flaming sign, And we know he will drive the Moslem horde, As chaff, from his sacred shrine! Silent will be the muezzin As the sun on Asia sets; Folded the crescent banner; Crumbled the minarets. Then in the grand Cathedral Victorious chants we'll raise, While the saints look down with loving eyes, And the gems of the altar blaze. Hail to the day when the Eagles And the Cross shall gain their own, As the Patriarch welcomes our Lord the Czar To the Caesars' ancient throne! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE GREEK AT CONSTANTINOPLE by RICHARD MONCKTON MILNES BYZANTIUM by WILLIAM BUTLER YEATS SAILING TO BYZANTIUM by WILLIAM BUTLER YEATS SONGS FROM THE SEARCH OF BELISARIUS: THE CYPRIOT'S SONG by PERCY STICKNEY GRANT SONGS FROM THE SEARCH OF BELISARIUS: THE GIRL'S SONG by PERCY STICKNEY GRANT SONGS FROM THE SEARCH OF BELISARIUS: THE KNIGHT'S SONG by PERCY STICKNEY GRANT THE TURK AT CONSTANTINOPLE by RICHARD MONCKTON MILNES BELISARIUS (1) by FREDERICK WILLIAM HENRY MYERS BELISARIUS (2) by FREDERICK WILLIAM HENRY MYERS COLUMBUS DYING [MAY 20, 1506] by EDNA DEAN PROCTOR SA-CA-GA-WE-A; THE INDIAN GIRL WHO GUIDED LEWIS AND CLARK by EDNA DEAN PROCTOR |
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