Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE REBUILDING, by AMOS RUSSEL WELLS Poet's Biography First Line: My house is builded, lord: build it anew! Last Line: A better house erect. Subject(s): Houses; Worship | ||||||||
My house is builded, Lord: build it anew! Once more the timbers hew; And all the firm foundation lay again In love for Thee and men. Reset the window-panes, so wrinkled now, And make them clear as Thou. Enlarge the hearth and magnify the door For strangers and the poor. Insert a closet dedicate to prayer That I may meet Thee there; And build a workshop, wheresoe'er it be, That I may toil with Thee. The mansion of my building, let it fall, Unworthy, roof and wall; And in its place, O heavenly Architect! A better house erect. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...COMPANIONSHIP by MALTBIE DAVENPORT BABCOCK FOR I WILL CONSIDER YOUR DOG MOLLY by DAVID LEHMAN RUSSIAN CATHEDRAL by CLAUDE MCKAY LITTLE WHITE CHURCH by MARILYN NELSON A STEEPLE ON THE HOUSE by ROBERT FROST MATE (1) by GEORGIA DOUGLAS JOHNSON ANSWER TO PRAYER by JAMES WELDON JOHNSON THE TEN COMMANDMENTS by GEORGE SANTAYANA A BATTLE SONG (WRITTEN IN THE WORLD WAR) by AMOS RUSSEL WELLS |
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