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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE HOLY EMERALD; SAID TO BE ONLY TRUE LIKENESS OF CHRIST, by CHARLES TENNYSON TURNER Poet's Biography First Line: The gem, to which the artist did entrust Last Line: The saviour's image on his wounded saints! Subject(s): Emeralds; Engraving And Engravers; Jesus Christ | |||
The gem, to which the artist did entrust That Face which now outshines the Cherubim, Gave up, full willingly, its emerald dust, To take Christ's likeness, to make room for Him. So must it be, if thou wouldst bear about Thy Lord - thy shining surface must be lowered, Thy goodly prominence be chipt and scored, Till those deep scars have brought His features out: Sharp be the stroke and true, make no complaints; For heavenly lines thou givest earthy grit: But oh! how oft our coward spirit faints, When we are called our jewels to submit To this keen graver, which so oft hath writ The Saviour's image on His wounded saints! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE GREEN CHRIST by ANDREW HUDGINS MEDITATION ON SAVIORS by ROBINSON JEFFERS COMPANIONSHIP by MALTBIE DAVENPORT BABCOCK TO A WREN ON CALVARY by LARRY LEVIS THE TRANSFIGURATION by EDWIN MUIR SOUNDS OF THE RESURRECTED DEAD MAN'S FOOTSTEPS (#3): 1. BEAST, PEACH.. by MARVIN BELL HER FIRST-BORN by CHARLES TENNYSON TURNER |
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