OH, strong and sweet these tones that seek the sky! Oh, sweet and strong the praises that I hear! When all hearts thrill, as one, with love and fear, And all these voices, as with one voice, cry; And Fear says, "Tremble, for God's throne is high;" And Love says, "Trust, because His heart is near, And all ye children to His heart are dear, And God is love, and shall in love reply." And then the music soars, as if on wings, And echoes fond the ecstasy prolong, Till waiting choirs of angels catch the song, And they in heaven and we on earth unite To sing His praise, and glorify His might, Till unto God who hears His whole world sings. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...TO PFRIMMER (LINES ON READING 'DRIFTWOOD') by PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR THE IMAGE IN LAVA by FELICIA DOROTHEA HEMANS THE MYSTERIOUS CAT by NICHOLAS VACHEL LINDSAY STARRY NIGHT by KENNETH SLADE ALLING A LULLABY by LAWRENCE ALMA-TADEMA SILVER ANNIVERSARY by BEULAH ALLYNE BELL |