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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE HYMNARY: 321. WHITSUNTIDE, by CHARLES COFFIN First Line: Lo, the father hears our prayer Last Line: Human hearts with flaming fire. | |||
LO, the father hears our prayer: Unto failing hearts to bear All Christ promised ere He rose, Forth to-day the Spirit goes. As the Lord of Life draws nigh, Signs and wonders multiply: First through all the house there past Sounds, as of a rushing blast; Flakes of fire fell fast, and hung, Each one like a burning tongue, In the pure thin air, and shed Lustre upon every head. Then the flames that lit each brow, Passing thence -- we know not how -- To their inmost spirit pour Light and strength unknown before. Marvelling much the nations heard Preached in every tongue the word; All that seers had e'er discerned, Told again in words that burned. On the hearers then was poured Forth the Spirit of the Lord: Thick as sheaves at harvest-tide They arose and prophesied. Praise the Father, praise the Son: Equal honour, too, be done Unto Him, Who can inspire Human hearts with flaming fire. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE HYMNARY: 320. WHITSUNTIDE by CHARLES COFFIN NOT TRANSHISTORICAL DEATH, OR AT LEAST NOT QUITE by HAYDEN CARRUTH QUESTION by GEORGIA DOUGLAS JOHNSON DRINKING SONG, FR. THE SCHOOL FOR SCANDAL by RICHARD BRINSLEY SHERIDAN ONCE IN A WAY by ANTIPHILUS OF BYZANTIUM BODY AND SOUL: A METAPHYSICAL ARGUMENT by WILFRID SCAWEN BLUNT A SISTER OF SORROW: 1. UP THE ROAD by GORDON BOTTOMLEY THE HOPELESS PASSION by BERTON BRALEY OBSERVATIONS IN THE ART OF ENGLISH POESY: 31 by THOMAS CAMPION A DIALOGUE BETWEEN TWO ZEALOTS UPON THE &C. IN THE OATH by JOHN CLEVELAND |
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