A poem from Anthony Esolen for our Sunday poem this week. Anthony is one of the finest contemporary poets I have come across. If you haven’t read his The Hundredfold, do so.
O Lord, our Lord how wonderful is Thy name in all the earth!
I love Thy words, O Lord, and always shall:
The fresh sun shining forth in brash delight,
Then blushing gently in his evening fall
Like a youth from a dance; the deeps of night
Swaying the pilgrim spirit to behold
A sea powdered with stars, all life and light
Sprung from the Ancient One who is not old,
Given to man the Child. So from above
Glimmers a world of glory manifold,
And my return is gratitude and love.
Witnesses to Hope 