Religion
The Great River
From The Poems of Henry van Dyke (1925)
Religion
O mighty river! strong, eternal Will,
Wherein the streams of human good and ill
Are onward swept, conflicting, to the sea!
The world is safe because it floats in Thee.
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Codex Note
From "Epigrams, Greetings, and Inscriptions". Headed in the source by: "In la sua volontade è nostra pace."
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MLA
Dyke, Henry van. “The Great River.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/vandyke/112/.
Chicago
Dyke, Henry van. “The Great River.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/vandyke/112/.
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