Questions and Answers
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Questions and Answers
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Q. Flowers, wherefore do ye bloom?
A. We strew thy pathway to the tomb.
Q. Stars, wherefore do ye rise?
A. To light thy spirit to the skies.
Q. Fair moon, why dost thou wane?
A. That I may wax again.
Q. O sun, what makes thy beams so bright?
A. The Word that said - "Let there be light."
Q. Time, wither dost thou flee?
A. I travel to eternity.
Q. Eternity, what art thou, say?
A. I was, and, will be ever more, today.
Q. Nature, whence sprang thy glorious frame?
A. My Maker called me and I came.
Q. Winds, whence and whither do ye blow?
A. Thou must be "born again," to know.
Q. Ocean, what rules thy swell and fall?
A. The might of Him that ruleth all.
Q. Planets, what guides you in your course?
A. Unseen, unfelt, unfailing force.
Q. O life, what is thy breath?
A. A vapour, vanishing in death.
Q. O grave, where is thy victory?
A. Ask Him who rose again from me.
Q. O death, where ends thy strife?
A. In everlasting life.
A. We strew thy pathway to the tomb.
Q. Stars, wherefore do ye rise?
A. To light thy spirit to the skies.
Q. Fair moon, why dost thou wane?
A. That I may wax again.
Q. O sun, what makes thy beams so bright?
A. The Word that said - "Let there be light."
Q. Time, wither dost thou flee?
A. I travel to eternity.
Q. Eternity, what art thou, say?
A. I was, and, will be ever more, today.
Q. Nature, whence sprang thy glorious frame?
A. My Maker called me and I came.
Q. Winds, whence and whither do ye blow?
A. Thou must be "born again," to know.
Q. Ocean, what rules thy swell and fall?
A. The might of Him that ruleth all.
Q. Planets, what guides you in your course?
A. Unseen, unfelt, unfailing force.
Q. O life, what is thy breath?
A. A vapour, vanishing in death.
Q. O grave, where is thy victory?
A. Ask Him who rose again from me.
Q. O death, where ends thy strife?
A. In everlasting life.
Creator
J. Montgomery
Source
1:5, p. 20
Date
1827.04.13
Collection
Citation
J. Montgomery, “Questions and Answers,” Periodical Poets, accessed May 19, 2024, https://periodicalpoets.com/items/show/25.
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