Religion

The Side Windows: Cyril of Alexandria

by Isaac Williams 1802–1865

From The Cathedral (1838; ed. W. Benham, 1889)

Religion

The sword which Christ on earth hath sent,
With olive branches twine :
To suffer it with meek content,
But not to wield be thine ;
Tho' round thy throne in tumult strong
Thine Alexandrians loudly throng ;
Yet He into thy wounds shall pour His oil and wine.

Be thine the keener edge to wield
Of the unfailing Word ;
And shelter with the Spirit's shield
The doctrine of the Lord !
Where Ephesus hath guarded well
The mother of Emmanuel,
And from Nestorian leav'n the Church again restor'd.

MLA

Williams, Isaac. “The Side Windows: Cyril of Alexandria.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/williams_isaac/216/.

Chicago

Williams, Isaac. “The Side Windows: Cyril of Alexandria.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/williams_isaac/216/.

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