Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE EARTH, by JONES VERY Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: I would lie low, the ground on which men tread Last Line: And from my bosom find a surer rest. | ||||||||
I would lie low, the ground on which men tread, Swept by thy spirit like the wind of heaven; An earth where gushing springs and corn for bread By me at every season should be given; Yet not the water and the bread that now Supplies their tables with its daily food; But Thou wouldst give me fruit for every bough, Such as Thou givest me, and call'st it good; And water from the stream of life should flow, By every dwelling that thy love has built; Whose taste the ransomed of thy son shall know, Whose robes are washed from every stain of guilt; And men would own it was thy hand that blest, And from my bosom find a surer rest. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest... |
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