Heat the furnace hot; Smelt the things of thought Into dross and dew; Mould the world anew. More than earth and sea Is a heart and eye: Gird yourselves, and try All the powers that be. Wicked, cease at once Troubling; wearied eyes, Rest you now, while suns Dawn and moons arise 'Stablish heaven to-day; Cleanse the beast-marked brow; Wipe all tears away: Do it-do it now! Love, and hope, and know: Man-you must adore him': Let the whole past go: Think God's thought before Him. Knowledge is power? Above All else, knowledge is love. Heat the furnace hot: Smelt the world-old thought Into dross and dew; Mould the earth anew. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...HERMES OF THE WAYS by HILDA DOOLITTLE ON BEING BROUGHT FROM AFRICA TO AMERICA by PHILLIS WHEATLEY SONG OF THE DOVE by FREDRIKA BREMER THE GLEN by JOHN BROWN (1810-1882) APPEARANCES by EDWARD ROBERT BULWER-LYTTON MASQUE AT THE MARRIAGE OF THE EARL OF SOMERSET: MASQUERS FIRST DANCE by THOMAS CAMPION SONNETS ON EMINENT CHARACTERS: 5. KOSKIUSKO by SAMUEL TAYLOR COLERIDGE THE PICTURE, OR THE LOVER'S RESOLUTION by SAMUEL TAYLOR COLERIDGE |