Classic and Contemporary Poetry
HOLY CATHOLIC CHURCH: THE COMMUNION OF SAINTS, by SAMUEL JOHN STONE First Line: The church's one foundation Last Line: Shall be the church at rest. Subject(s): Catholics; Roman Catholics; Catholicism | ||||||||
The Church's one foundation Is Jesus Christ, her Lord; She is his new creation By water and the Word: From heaven he came and sought her To be his holy Bride, With his own Blood he bought her, And for her life he died. Though with a scornful wonder Men see her sore opprest, By schisms rent asunder, By heresies distrest, Yet Saints their watch are keeping, Their cry goes up, 'How long?' And soon the night of weeping Shall be the morn of song. 'Mid toil, and tribulation, And tumult of her war, She waits the consummation Of peace for evermore; Till with the vision glorious Her longing eyes are blest, And the great Church victorious Shall be the Church at rest. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...SPRING SONG by LUCILLE CLIFTON HOLY CROSS DAY by ROBERT BROWNING THE CONFESSIONAL by ROBERT BROWNING THE GUARDIAN ANGEL (A PICTURE AT FANO) by ROBERT BROWNING FIRST BOOK OF AIRS: SONG 11 by THOMAS CAMPION ON THE DEATH OF MR. CRASHAW by ABRAHAM COWLEY |
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