A GENIAL hearth, a hospitable board, And a refined rusticity, belong To the neat mansion, where, his flock among, The learned Pastor dwells, their watchful Lord. Though meek and patient as a sheathed sword; Though pride's least lurking thought appear a wrong To human kind; though peace be on his tongue, Gentleness in his heart -- can earth afford Such genuine state, pre-eminence so free, As when, arrayed in Christ's authority, He from the pulpit lifts his awful hand; Conjures, implores, and labours all he can For re-subjecting to divine command The stubborn spirit of rebellious man? | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...TO HIS WIFE ON THE 16TH ANNIVERSARY OF HER WEDDING DAY, WITH A RING by SAMUEL BISHOP HOME-THOUGHTS, FROM ABROAD by ROBERT BROWNING CHRISTMAS DAY IN THE WORKHOUSE by GEORGE ROBERT SIMS FOR A CHILD: 1. WALKING SONG by CHARLES WILLIAMS SONNET AGAINST THE DISPRAYSERS OF POETRIE by RICHARD BARNFIELD HINC LACHRIMAE; OR THE AUTHOR TO AURORA: 16 by WILLIAM BOSWORTH |