BY chain yet stronger must the Soul be tied: One duty more, last stage of this ascent, Brings to thy food, mysterious Sacrament! The Offspring, haply, at the Parent's side; But not till They, with all that do abide In Heaven, have lifted up their hearts to laud And magnify the glorious name of God, Fountain of grace, whose Son for sinners died. Ye, who have duly weighed the summons, pause No longer; ye, whom to the saving rite The Altar calls, come early under laws That can secure for you a path of light Through gloomiest shade; put on (nor dread its weight) Armour divine, and conquer in your cause! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THAT VAGRANT MISTRAL VEXING THE SUN: A FAR CRY by DARA WIER THE WIND ON THE HILLS by DORA SIGERSON SHORTER IDYLLS OF THE KING: THE LAST TOURNAMENT by ALFRED TENNYSON PEARLS OF THE FAITH: 62. AL-MUMIT by EDWIN ARNOLD SONNET: 19 by RICHARD BARNFIELD A LYNMOUTH WIDOW by AMELIA JOSEPHINE BURR GLIMPSES OF CHILDHOOD: 1. MOTHER MAGIC by RICHARD EUGENE BURTON |