Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, MY LADY GOES TO CHURCH, by CHARLES LOUIS HENRY WAGNER


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MY LADY GOES TO CHURCH, by                    
First Line: When sabbath comes, and holy calms
Last Line: My lady goes to church!
Subject(s): Public Worship; Sabbath; Church Attendance; Sunday


When Sabbath comes, and holy calms
O'erspread the busy marts,
My Lady shows her regal charms
In raiment's studied arts;
And with the chimes of music sweet
That peal from lofty perch,
She treads the paths of righteous feet,—
My Lady goes to church!

In high-backed pew, with saintly mien,
And eyes on book of prayer,
My Lady with a halo's sheen
Appears an angel there;
And I, a chief 'mongst sinning men,
And marked by worldly smirch,
Do feast my eyes, and follow, when
My Lady goes to church!





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