Classic and Contemporary Poetry
CHILDREN'S HYMN, by CHARLES SPRAGUE Poet's Biography First Line: O thou! At whose dread name we bend Last Line: To thee from children's children ring. Subject(s): Children; Childhood | ||||||||
O THOU! at whose dread name we bend, To whom our purest vows we pay, GOD over all! in love descend, And bless the labors of this day. Our fathers here, a pilgrim band, Fixed the proud empire of the free; Art moved in gladness o'er the land, And Faith her altars reared to thee. Here, too, to guard, through every age, The sacred rights their valor won, They bade Instruction spread her page, And send down truth from sire to son. Here, still, through all succeeding time, Their stores may Worth and Wisdom bring, And still the anthem-note sublime To thee from children's children ring. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE THREE CHILDREN by JOSEPHINE JACOBSEN CHILDREN SELECTING BOOKS IN A LIBRARY by RANDALL JARRELL COME TO THE STONE ... by RANDALL JARRELL THE LOST WORLD by RANDALL JARRELL A SICK CHILD by RANDALL JARRELL CONTINENT'S END by ROBINSON JEFFERS ON THE DEATH OF FRIENDS IN CHILDHOOD by DONALD JUSTICE THE POET AT SEVEN by DONALD JUSTICE THE WINGED WORSHIPPERS; ADDRESSED TO TWO SWALLOWS .. DURING SERVICE by CHARLES SPRAGUE CENTENNIAL ODE by CHARLES SPRAGUE CHARLES JAMES; ON THE ANNIVERSARY OF HIS BIRTH by CHARLES SPRAGUE |
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