LORD of the world, He reigned alone While yet the universe was naught, When by His will all things were wrought, Then first His sovran name was known. And when the All shall cease to be, In dread lone splendor He shall reign. He was, He is, He shall remain In glorious eternity. For He is one, no second shares His nature or His loneliness; Unending and beginningless, All strength is His, all sway He bears. He is the living God to save, My Rock while sorrow's toils endure, My banner and my stronghold sure, The cup of life whene'er I crave. I place my soul within His palm Before I sleep as when I wake, And though my body I forsake, Rest in the Lord in fearless calm. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...ITALIAN PICTURES: THE COSTA SAN GIORGIO by MINA LOY A JOYFUL SONG OF FIVE by KATHERINE MANSFIELD FROM THE AGES WITH A SMILE by EDGAR LEE MASTERS PRAYER TO THE OCEAN by GEORGE SANTAYANA GOOD-BYE DOROTHY GAYLE: HOME TO FARGO by KAREN SWENSON THISTLE by WILLIAM CARLOS WILLIAMS COLORADO MORTON'S RIDE by LEONARD BACON (1887-1954) ADVICE TO A RAVEN IN RUSSIA by JOEL BARLOW THE HUMAN ABSTRACT, FR. SONGS OF EXPERIENCE by WILLIAM BLAKE |