O SILENCE, wondrous and profound! O'er earth doth solitude still reign; The woods alone incline their heads, As if the Lord walked o'er the plain. I feel new life within me glow; Where now is my distress and care? Here in the blush of waking morn, I blush at yesterday's despair. To me, a pilgrim, shall the world, With all its joy and sorrows, be But as a bridge that leads, O Lord, Across the stream of time to Thee. And should my song woo worldly gifts, The base rewards of vanity— Dash down my lyre! I'll hold my peace Before thee to eternity. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...EARTH'S IMMORTALITIES: LOVE by ROBERT BROWNING AN ANCIENT TO ANCIENTS by THOMAS HARDY ANSWER TO MASTER WITHER'S SONG, 'SHALL I, WASTING IN DESPAIR?' by BEN JONSON A BETTER ANSWER (TO CHLOE JEALOUS) by MATTHEW PRIOR LETTY'S GLOBE by CHARLES TENNYSON TURNER THE ARCIERI OF MICHELANGELO by WILLIAM ROSE BENET HATED by LOUISA SARAH BEVINGTON EXODUS 15. SONG OF ISRAEL FOR THE OVERTHROW OF EGYPT IN THE RED SEA by OLD TESTAMENT BIBLE |