See now, my brothers, -- One and all We met The Call With hearts unbreakable, And bore the brunt Of woes unspeakable. But -- on in front -- Just on in front -- Lie depths of horror and distress. Foul pits of utter ugliness. Of misery and wretchedness, Beyond the power of man to express, -- Unless! .......................... ...................... Unless! -- One only way there is by which this load Of coming ill may yet be turned to good, -- One -- only -- way, -- @3Come back to God!@1 No laws, no cleverness, no statesmanship Of man can save the world and with new life equip; One Power alone, -- @3Come back to God,@1 @3And His allegiance own!@1 Cast out the evils that our souls debased! Cleanse out Life's temple! Sweep it clean and chaste! Let His fair image be no more defaced! -- @3Come back to God!@1 @3Come back to God!@1 -- The only road by which the coming ill May yet be turned to good, -- @3Come back to God!@1 @3Come back to God!@1 | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...EROS by ROBERT SEYMOUR BRIDGES LINES WRITTEN ON HEARING THE NEWS OF THE DEATH OF NAPOLEON by PERCY BYSSHE SHELLEY THE BARD'S EXCUSE by FRANKLIN PIERCE ADAMS INSTRUCTIONS, SUPPOSED TO BE WRITTEN IN PARIS, FOR THE MOB IN ENGLAND by MARY (CUMBERLAND) ALCOCK THE FIRST BREAK by ALEXANDER ANDERSON DELAY by CHARLOTTE FISKE BATES |