Religion

Easter Day

by William Lisle Bowles 1762–1850

From The Villager's Verse-Book

Religion

Who comes (my soul no longer doubt),
Rising from earth's wormy sod,
And whilst ten thousand angels sing,
Ascends--ascends to heaven, a God?

Saviour, Lord, I know thee now!
Mighty to redeem and save,
Such glory blazes on thy brow,
Which lights the darkness of the grave.

Saviour, Lord, the human soul,
Forgotten every sorrow here,
Shall thus, aspiring to its goal,
Triumph in its native sphere.

MLA

Bowles, William Lisle. “Easter Day.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/bowles/145/.

Chicago

Bowles, William Lisle. “Easter Day.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/bowles/145/.

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