VOICE of the Holy Spirit, making known Man to himself, a witness swift and sure, Warning, approving, true and wise and pure, Counsel and guidance that misleadeth none! By thee the mystery of life is read; The picture-writing of the world's gray seers, The myths and parables of the primal years, Whose letter kills, by thee interpreted Take healthful meanings fitted to our needs, And in the soul's vernacular express The common law of simple righteousness. Hatred of cant and doubt of human creeds May well be felt: the unpardonable sin Is to deny the Word within! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...AFTER A JOURNEY by THOMAS HARDY THE COMING OF GOOD LUCK by ROBERT HERRICK THE GREEK AT CONSTANTINOPLE by RICHARD MONCKTON MILNES GOOD-NIGHT TO THE SEASON by WINTHROP MACKWORTH PRAED |