A Little Te Deum Of The Commonplace (John Oxenham Poems)
_With hearts responsive And enfranchised eyes, We thank Thee, Lord,--_For all things beautiful, and good, and true;For things that seemed not good ...
John Oxenham Poems on World (9 Poems)
Policeman X (John Oxenham Poems)
IF HE WOULD BUT DAREI stood, unseen, within a sumptous room,Where one clothed all in white sat silently.So sweet his ...
The Ballad of Lost Souls (John Oxenham Poems)
With the thirty pieces of silver,They bought the Potter's Field;For none would have the blood-moneyAnd the interest it might yield.The ...
Sark (John Oxenham Poems)
Pearl Iridescent! Pearl of the sea!Shimmering, glimmering Pearl of the sea! White in the sun-flecked Silver Sea, White in the moon-decked Silver ...
The Bells Of Ys (John Oxenham Poems)
When the Bells of Ys rang softly,--softly, _Soft--and sweet--and low_,Not a sound was heard in the old gray town,As the silvery ...
The Prince Of Life (John Oxenham Poems)
O, Prince of Life, Thy Life hath tunedAll life to sweeter, loftier grace!Life's common rounds have wider boundsSince Thou hast ...
Better And Best (John Oxenham Poems)
Better in bitterest agony to lie,Before Thy throne,Than through much increase to be lifted up on high,And stand alone.Better by ...
Treasure-Trove (John Oxenham Poems)
Lord Christ, let me but hold Thy handAnd all the rest may go.For nothing is, but only seems,And life is ...
After Work (John Oxenham Poems)
Lord, when Thou seest that my work is done,Let me not linger on,With failing powers,Adown the weary hours,--A workless worker ...