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Sonnets by the Rev. Charles Strong | ||
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Ye Stars of Heaven, that, through the veil of Night,
Look mercifully down, ah! gaze ye not,
With pity, on this dark sublunar spot,
Whose good so soon was marred by evil's blight?
Look mercifully down, ah! gaze ye not,
With pity, on this dark sublunar spot,
Whose good so soon was marred by evil's blight?
Perchance, within your spheres' unfading light,
Immortal Beings hold a godlike lot;
Who never the command divine forgot,
Nor feared their Maker's voice, nor shunned his sight:
Immortal Beings hold a godlike lot;
Who never the command divine forgot,
Nor feared their Maker's voice, nor shunned his sight:
Or, are ye stationed in the wilds of space
To welcome those, who Death have overthrown,
And fit their vision for the blissful place?
To welcome those, who Death have overthrown,
And fit their vision for the blissful place?
From glory on to glory fuller shown
Our Guides, till we behold Him face to face,
And, in His likeness, know as we are known.
Our Guides, till we behold Him face to face,
And, in His likeness, know as we are known.
Sonnets by the Rev. Charles Strong | ||