All Saints Day 1868

“But they are at peace.”

Never to weary more, nor suffer sorrow,-

Their strife all over, and their work all done:

At peace-and only waiting for the morrow;

Heaven’s rest and rapture even now begun.

So tired once! long fetter’d, sorely burden’d,

Ye struggled hard and well for your release;

Ye fought in faith and love-and ye are guerdon’d,

O happy souls! for now ye are at peace.

No more of pain, no more of bitter weeping!

For us a darkness and an empty place,

Somewhere a little dust-in angels’ keeping-

A blessèd memory of a vanish’d face.

For us the lonely path, the daily toiling,

The din and strife of battle, never still’d;

For us the wounds, the hunger, and the soiling,-

The utter, speechless longing, unfulfill’d.

For us the army camp’d upon the mountains,

Unseen, yet fighting with our Syrian foes,-

The heaven-sent manna and the wayside fountains,

The hope and promise, sweetening our woes.

For them the joyous spirit, freely ranging

Green hills and fields where never mortal trod;

For them the light unfading and unchanging,

The perfect quietness-the peace of God.

For both, a dim, mysterious, distant greeting;

For both, at Jesus’ cross, a drawing near;

At Eucharistic gate a blessed meeting,

When angels and archangels worship here.

For both, God grant, an everlasting union,

When sin shall pass away and tears shall cease;

For both the deep and full and true communion,

For both the happy life that is “at peace.”

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• In Imitation of E. of Rochester : On Silence poem – Alexander Pope poems | Poetry Monster by Poetry In English
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• In Imitation of Dr. Swift : The Happy Life of a Country Parson poem – Alexander Pope poems | Poetry Monster by Poetry In English
• In Imitation of Cowley : The Garden poem – Alexander Pope poems | Poetry Monster by Poetry In English
• In Imitation of Chaucer poem – Alexander Pope poems | Poetry Monster by Poetry In English
• Impromptu, to Lady Winchelsea poem – Alexander Pope poems | Poetry Monster by Poetry In English
• Imitations of Horace: The First Epistle of the Second Book poem – Alexander Pope poems | Poetry Monster by Poetry In English
• From an Essay on Man poem – Alexander Pope poems | Poetry Monster by Poetry In English
• Essay on Man poem – Alexander Pope poems | Poetry Monster by Poetry In English
• Epistles to Several Persons: Epistle to Dr. Arbuthnot poem – Alexander Pope poems | Poetry Monster by Poetry In English
• Epistles to Several Persons: Epistle IV, To Richard Boyle, poem – Alexander Pope poems | Poetry Monster by Poetry In English
• Epistle II: To A Lady (Of the Characters of Women) poem – Alexander Pope poems | Poetry Monster by Poetry In English
• Epistle To Mrs Teresa Blount.[On Her Leaving The Town After The Coronation] poem – Alexander Pope poems | Poetry Monster by Poetry In English
• Epistle To Mrs Teresa Blount.[On Her Leaving The Town After The Coronation] poem – Alexander Pope poems | Poetry Monster by Poetry In English
• Epigram Engraved on the Collar of a Dog Which I Gave to His Royal Highness poem – Alexander Pope poems | Poetry Monster by Poetry In English
• Eloisa to Abelard poem – Alexander Pope poems | Poetry Monster by Poetry In English
• Elegy to the Memory of an Unfortunate Lady poem – Alexander Pope poems | Poetry Monster by Poetry In English
• Couplets on Wit poem – Alexander Pope poems | Poetry Monster by Poetry In English
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