Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THY SERVANT WILL GO AND FIGHT WITH THIS PHILISTINE, by CHRISTINA GEORGINA ROSSETTI Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: Sorrow of saints is sorrow of a day Last Line: Die for thy lord, as once for thee thy lord. Alternate Author Name(s): Alleyne, Ellen; Rossetti, Christina | ||||||||
SORROW of saints is sorrow of a day, Gladness of saints is gladness evermore: Send on thy hope, send on thy will before, To chant God's praise along the narrow way. Stir up His praises if the flesh would sway, Exalt His praises if the world press sore, Peal out His praises if black Satan roar A hundred thousand lies to say them nay. Devil and Death and Hades, threefold cord Not quickly broken, front thee to thy face; Front thou them with a face of tenfold flint: Shout for the battle, David! never stint Body or breath or blood, but, proof in grace, Die for thy Lord, as once for thee thy Lord. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...ITALIA, IO TI SALUTO!' by CHRISTINA GEORGINA ROSSETTI THE HEART KNOWETH ITS OWN BITTERNESS' (2) by CHRISTINA GEORGINA ROSSETTI A BED OF FORGET-ME-NOTS by CHRISTINA GEORGINA ROSSETTI A BETTER RESURRECTION by CHRISTINA GEORGINA ROSSETTI A BIRTHDAY by CHRISTINA GEORGINA ROSSETTI A CHRISTMAS CAROL (1) by CHRISTINA GEORGINA ROSSETTI A CHRISTMAS CAROL (2) by CHRISTINA GEORGINA ROSSETTI A DIRGE by CHRISTINA GEORGINA ROSSETTI A LIFE'S PARALLELS by CHRISTINA GEORGINA ROSSETTI A PAUSE by CHRISTINA GEORGINA ROSSETTI |
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