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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
SONG OF THE CHRISTIAN WORKMAN, by THOMAS CURTIS CLARK First Line: Our master toiled, a carpenter Last Line: Who serve in labor's brotherhood? Subject(s): Christianity; Jesus Christ; Labor & Laborers; Work; Workers | |||
Our Master toiled, a carpenter Of busy Galilee; He knew the weight of ardent tasks And ofttimes, wearily, He sought, apart, in earnest prayer For strength, beneath his load of care. He took a manly share of work, No thoughtless shirker he. From dawn to dusk, before his bench, He labored faithfully. He felt just pride in work well done And found rest sweet, at setting sun. His Father worked, and he rejoiced That honest toil was his— To whom was given grace to know Divinest mysteries: And shall not we find toiling good Who serve in labor's brotherhood? | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...AFTER WORKING SIXTY HOURS AGAIN FOR WHAT REASON by HICOK. BOB DAY JOB AND NIGHT JOB by ANDREW HUDGINS BIXBY'S LANDING by ROBINSON JEFFERS ON BUILDING WITH STONE by ROBINSON JEFFERS LINES FROM A PLUTOCRATIC POETASTER TO A DITCH-DIGGER by FRANKLIN PIERCE ADAMS IN CALIFORNIA: MORNING, EVENING, LATE JANUARY by DENISE LEVERTOV ABRAHAM LINCOLN by THOMAS CURTIS CLARK |
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