Posted in born today, christmas poems, Creator or Creation, heaven, Literature, nature, poet American, today in history, uncategorized, worship, tagged born 11/3, Cummington MA, died 6/12/1878, on this date, poet, William Cullen Bryant on November 3, 2014| Leave a Comment »
Posted in died today, poet American, today in history, uncategorized, tagged "Thou Whose Un-measured Temple Stands", 1878, age 17, approach thy grave, Bryant born 11/3/1794, Cummington, died this date, His chamber, in the silent halls of death, innumerable caravan, lies down to pleasant dreams, Massachusetts, NYC, pale realms of shade, pleasant dreams, Popular History of the United States, quarry-slave at night, Scourged to his dungeon, silent halls of death, So live, sustain'd and sooth'd, thy summons, today in history, unfaltering trust, William Cullen Bryant, wrote Thanatopsis on June 12, 2009| Leave a Comment »
So live that when thy summons comes to join
The innumerable caravan, that moves
To the pale realms of shade, where each shall take
His chamber in the silent halls of death,
Thou go not, like the quarry-slave at night,
Scourged to his dungeon, but sustain’d and sooth’d
By an unfaltering trust approach thy grave,
Like one who wraps the drapery of his couch
About him, and lies down to pleasant dreams.
William Cullen Bryant died this date 6/12/1878 in NYC. He wrote, Thanatopsis (at 17 yrs. of age), Popular History of the United States (pub.1879) “Thou Whose Un-measured Temple Stands” and several other works. Bryant was born 11/3/1794 in Cummington, Massachusetts.
Posted in born today, nature, poem, poet American, uncategorized, worship, tagged 17, 1794, born today, boundless sky, certain flight, Comforter and Friend, Holy Spirit, I must tread alone, lead my steps, Massachusetts, mercy seat, New York Evening Post, New York Review, poem, seventeen, Thanatopsis, to a waterfowl, today in history, Unmeasured temple, William Cullen Bryant, zone to zone on November 3, 2008| Leave a Comment »
And let the Comforter and Friend,
Thy Holy Spirit, meet,
With those who here in worship bend
Before Thy mercy seat.
* * * * * * * * * * *
He who, from zone to zone,
Guides through the boundless sky thy certain flight,
In the long way that I must tread alone,
Will lead my steps aright.
William Cullen Bryant was born 11/2/1794 in Massachusetts. He founded the New York Review, edited the New York Evening Post, and found time to write many poems and/or hymns, the most famous being “Thanatopsis,” the major part of which was penned when he was seventeen (17).
Separate-Holy 