Lord Alfred Tennyson
Lord Alfred Tennyson
Alfred Tennyson, 1st Baron Tennyson, FRSwas Poet Laureate of Great Britain and Ireland during much of Queen Victoria's reign and remains one of the most popular British poets...
fears god greatness pray
Pray God our greatness may not fail/ Thro' craven fears of being great.
close duty god himself moon shining
The toppling crags of Duty scaled/ Are close upon the shining table-lands/ To which our God Himself is moon and sun.
careless gods hills lie
Live and lie reclined/ On the hills like Gods together, careless of mankind.
against creed final god indeed law love red tooth trusted
Who trusted God was love indeed And love Creation's final law - Tho' Nature, red in tooth and claw With ravine, shriek'd against his creed
corrupt custom fulfills god good himself lest older order
The older order changeth, yielding place to new, and God fulfills himself in many ways, lest one good custom should corrupt the world
battle god
God of battles, was ever a battle like this in the world before?
art god good thee thou
God make thee good as thou art beautiful.
god good increase woman
God made the woman for the man,/ And for the good and increase of the world.
awful god himself rose
God made Himself an awful rose of dawn.
falls gives god left lends love
God gives us love. Something to love/ He lends us; but, when love is grown/ To ripeness that on which it throve/ Falls off, and love is left alone.
eternal god nor power serve sold truth
He never sold the truth to serve the hour, nor paltered with Eternal God for power.
awake dawn knowing night promise rose roses
The rose was awake all night for your sake,/ Knowing your promise to me;/ The lilies and roses were all awake,/ They sighed for the dawn and thee.
answer bells birth christmas draws hill mist moon near night time
The time draws near the birth of Christ: The moon is hid; the night is still; The Christmas bells from hill to hill Answer each other in the mist
climbing peace
Is there any peace/ In ever climbing up the climbing wave?