Lone watcher for the light, sleep well! The coming years shall tell Thy simple story: How thy purpose never altered, How thy courage never faltered; How, the Spirit's whisper heeding, Thou, obedient to His leading, Didst await the coming glory; How the light Burst upon thy sight! How thou didst rejoice When at last a voice, Sent of God, That heralded the Morning Star, Rising all the world to lighten, Rising man's dark lot to brighten, Love Divine proclaimed as Master. . . . Prophet of light, sleep well! Thy spirit shall not sleep, But, onward marching, keep Our souls aflame, And to thy name Shall love's soft requiem swell Above the sod Where lies this patient seeker after God. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE HOMERIC HEXAMETER [DESCRIBED AND EXEMPLIFIED] by SAMUEL TAYLOR COLERIDGE THE HABIT OF PERFECTION by GERARD MANLEY HOPKINS THE DEPARTURE OF THE SWALLOW by WILLIAM HOWITT ODE ON INDOLENCE by JOHN KEATS THE LITTLE HILL by EDNA ST. VINCENT MILLAY |