Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE GREAT BEYOND, by OLIVE SCOTT STAINSBY First Line: Seductive and mysterious it seems Last Line: Yet I believe there is life after death. Subject(s): Bible; Catholics; Future Life; Religious Education; Sermons; Roman Catholics; Catholicism; Retribution; Eternity; After Life; Sunday Schools; Yeshivas; Parochial Schools | ||||||||
Seductive and mysterious it seems, And yet is part of nature's poignant plan, Not even in the wildest of our dreams Can we explain the future life of man. The orthodox preach of the streets of gold, And molten fire within the gates of hell, The Bible says the Son of Man was sold, And died that with our souls all might be well. The Catholics say we must confess our sin To priests for absolution; Baptists teach Immersion makes us white within, While Mormons bring salvation to our reach. These jumbled creeds all take away my breath, Yet I believe there is life after death. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...BROTHERS: 8. '............IS GOD.' by LUCILLE CLIFTON SUNDAY SCHOOL by REETIKA VAZIRANI SUNDAY SCHOOL, CIRCA 1950 (8) by ALICE WALKER OUR PASSWORD by ISIDORE G. ASCHER THE LOAN by SABINE BARING-GOULD HYMN, COMPOSED FOR THE CHILDREN OF A SUNDAY SCHOOL by BERNARD BARTON AN INVITATION by MRS. RALPH BLACK GOD'S CHOSEN PEOPLE by JOEL BLAU A DIALOGUE ON NATUREM POWER AND USE OF HUMAN LEARNING, IN RELIGION by JOHN BYROM AWAKENING by OLIVE SCOTT STAINSBY |
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