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 | The Poems of Richard Watson Gilder |  |
“AS SOARS THE EAGLE”
As soars the eagle, intimate of light,
Fear not the face of the sun;
Nor all the blasts of earth.
Child of Him, the untrembling One,
O, prove thee worthy of thy birth!
Let no ill betray thee!
Let no death dismay thee!
Fear not the face of the sun;
Nor all the blasts of earth.
Child of Him, the untrembling One,
O, prove thee worthy of thy birth!
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Let no death dismay thee!
The eagle seeks the sky,
Nor fears the infinite light;
Thus, soul of mine, escape the night
And 'gainst the morning fly!
Nor fears the infinite light;
Thus, soul of mine, escape the night
And 'gainst the morning fly!
| The Poems of Richard Watson Gilder | |