I PRAISED the earth, in beauty seen With garlands gay of various green; I praised the sea, whose ample field Shone glorious as a silver shield; And earth and ocean seem'd to say, "Our beauties are but for a day!" I praised the sun, whose chariot roll'd On wheels of amber and of gold; I praised the moon, whose softer eye Gleam'd sweetly through the summer sky! And moon and sun in answer said, "Our days of light are numbered!" O God! O Good beyond compare! If thus Thy meaner works are fair! If thus Thy bounties gild the span Of ruin'd earth and sinful man, How glorious must the mansion be Where Thy redeem'd shall dwell with Thee! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE CHIMNEY SWEEPER, FR. SONGS OF EXPERIENCE by WILLIAM BLAKE IN YOUR ABSENCE by ELIZABETH BAXTER SONG OF THE SATYRS TO ARIADNE by WILLIAM ROSE BENET PSALM 42. QUEMADMODUM by OLD TESTAMENT BIBLE THE FOOD OF THE SOUL by HARRY RANDOLPH BLYTHE VANITIES by ELIZABETH BARRETT BROWNING MASQUE AT THE MARRIAGE OF THE LORD HAYES: SONG IN FORM OF A DIALOGUE by THOMAS CAMPION TOWARDS DEMOCRACY: PART 4. LITTLE BROOK WITHOUT A NAME by EDWARD CARPENTER |