Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, MATIN-SONG, by JOHN BANISTER TABB



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MATIN-SONG, by                     Poet's Biography
First Line: Arise! Arise
Last Line: Arise! Arise!
Alternate Author Name(s): Father Tabb
Subject(s): Morning


Arise! Arise!
Dawns not the day without thy wakening eyes;
The mist that on them lies
Delays the blossom of the eastern skies.
'Tis at their light alone the darkness flies,
And night, despairing, dies;
Behold thine altar free for sacrifice!
Arise! Arise!





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