A Canticle Of War (A. N. 1863) (Lucy Larcom Poems)
GLORY to Thee, Father of all the Immortal,Ever belongs:We bring Thee from our watch by the grave's portalNothing but songs.Though ...
Lucy Larcom Poems on Sin (20 Poems)
At The Beautiful Gate (Lucy Larcom Poems)
LORD, open the door, for I falter,I faint in this stifled air;In dust and straitness I lose my breath;This life ...
Praying Always (Lucy Larcom Poems)
Soul of our souls, only by TheeThe way we seeThrough earth's entangling mystery;We nothing know;But prayer unbars heaven's gate, and ...
Himself He Cannot Save (Lucy Larcom Poems)
O SCOFFER! He who from the crossLooked down thy dark abysm of loss,And knew His pain alone could winSuch souls ...
A Year In Heaven (Lucy Larcom Poems)
ONE year among the angels, beloved, thou hast been;One year has heaven's white portal shut back the sound of sin:And ...
The Blessed Company (Lucy Larcom Poems)
GOD never meant us to be separatedFrom one another, in our work and thought;Spirits that share His Spirit He has ...
The Immortal Now (Lucy Larcom Poems)
SIT not blindfold, Soul, and sighFor the immortal By-and-by!Dreamer, seek not heaven afarOn the shores of some strange star!This a ...
The Still Hour (Lucy Larcom Poems)
THE quiet of a shadow-haunted pool,Where light breaks through in glorious tenderness;Where the tranced pilgrim in the shelter coolForgets the ...
His Birthday (Lucy Larcom Poems)
IT is His birthday - His, the Holy Child!And innocent childhood blossoms now anew,Under the dropping of celestial dewInto its ...
The Perfect Word (Lucy Larcom Poems)
How satisfying is a perfect word!How great, to know the truth, and utter itSo that it shall eternally be heard,And ...
More Life (Lucy Larcom Poems)
NOT weary of Thy world,So beautiful, O Father, in Thy love, -Thy world, that, glory-lighted from above,Lies in Thy hand ...
As Strangers And Pilgrims (Lucy Larcom Poems)
As strangers, glad for this good in,Where nobler wayfarers have been;Yet asking but a little rest:Earth may not keep her ...
Purified. (Lucy Larcom Poems)
How cleanse a heart that is defiled?God may forgive the sin,But guilt is canker, and eats in;Is tempest, bringing shipwreck ...
The King At The Door (Lucy Larcom Poems)
LIFT up the everlasting gates!The King before your threshold waits.Shall He who life's great building plannedUnwelcomed at its portal stand?Is ...
Even As He Is Pure. (Lucy Larcom Poems)
THOU who seest my soul within,Thou who knowest my unknown sin,Through Thy holy eyes let meLearn what sin is unto ...
Beside The Cross (Lucy Larcom Poems)
JESUS, in Thy death I seeWhat Thy life is unto me!Now no longer is the CrossSign to me of shame ...
As A Flower (Lucy Larcom Poems)
OPEN your heart as a flower to the light!Darkness is passing; the Sun is in sight;Morning with splendor is piercing ...
Helper And Friend (Lucy Larcom Poems)
HEAVENLY Helper, Friend divine,Friend of all men, therefore mine,Let my heart as Thy heart be!Breathe Thy living breath through reelOnly ...
The New Song (Lucy Larcom Poems)
OH, sing, thou happy heart!Thy world is all in bloom.Sing, through the grateful tears that startAt Jesus' opening tomb!Sing! even ...
Thy Kingdom Come (Lucy Larcom Poems)
SOMETIMES a vision comes to meOf what Thy world was meant to be;Thy beauty all things shining through,Thy love in ...