Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, HUMILITY, by ANONYMOUS


Poetry Explorer

Classic and Contemporary Poetry

HUMILITY, by                    
First Line: The bird that soars on highest wing
Last Line: The footstool of humility
Subject(s): Humility;religion; Theology


THE bird that soars on highest wing
Builds on the ground her lowly nest;
And she that doth most sweetly sing,
Sings in the shade when all things rest:
In lark and nightingale we see,
What honor hath Humility.

When Mary chose the better part,
She meekly sat at Jesus' feet;
And Lydia's gently opened heart
Was made for God's own temple meet.
Fairest and best adorned is she
Whose clothing is Humility.

The saint that wears heaven's brightest crown,
In deepest adoration bends;
The weight of glory bears him down
The most when most his soul ascends.
Nearest the throne itself must be
The footstool of Humility.





Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!


Other Poems of Interest...
Home: PoetryExplorer.net