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Poem
April 4, 1848
Hillsdale Whig Standard
Hillsdale, Hillsdale County, Michigan
What is this article about?
A poem reflecting on the inevitable fading of loved ones, beauty, nations, and even the heavens, inspired by a Biblical verse on transience, yet concluding with the assurance of an eternal heavenly home for the pilgrim soul.
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"We all do fade as a leaf."—Bible
Fading, fading, all are fading—
No substantial thing is here;
Loved ones leave us—we are passing
Passing to another sphere.
Beauty with her customed smilings
And her love inspiring eye,
Fadeth, like the day-god dying
In the twilight summer sky.
Like a stately pageant, moving
Slowly o'er the trembling earth,
Pass the ages dim and hoary.
Bending all to sceptred Death.
And the tread of valiant nations,
Thundering on in mighty line,
Leaves a faint and fainter echo
In the crumbling halls of time.
Yea, these bright majestic heavens,
In their nightly march, proclaim
We are passing, we are passing
Unto nothing, whence we came.
But when like a baseless vision,
All have faded thus away.
There is built a home eternal
For the weary pilgrim's stay.
On the hills of God it standeth.
Rearing high its golden dome,
And the song comes swelling from it,
"Welcome, pilgrim, welcome home."
Fading, fading, all are fading—
No substantial thing is here;
Loved ones leave us—we are passing
Passing to another sphere.
Beauty with her customed smilings
And her love inspiring eye,
Fadeth, like the day-god dying
In the twilight summer sky.
Like a stately pageant, moving
Slowly o'er the trembling earth,
Pass the ages dim and hoary.
Bending all to sceptred Death.
And the tread of valiant nations,
Thundering on in mighty line,
Leaves a faint and fainter echo
In the crumbling halls of time.
Yea, these bright majestic heavens,
In their nightly march, proclaim
We are passing, we are passing
Unto nothing, whence we came.
But when like a baseless vision,
All have faded thus away.
There is built a home eternal
For the weary pilgrim's stay.
On the hills of God it standeth.
Rearing high its golden dome,
And the song comes swelling from it,
"Welcome, pilgrim, welcome home."
What sub-type of article is it?
Elegy
Hymn
Ode
What themes does it cover?
Death Mourning
Religious Faith
What keywords are associated?
Fading Life
Mortality Reflection
Eternal Home
Biblical Transience
Pilgrim Heaven
Poem Details
Key Lines
"We All Do Fade As A Leaf."—Bible
Fading, Fading, All Are Fading—
No Substantial Thing Is Here;
Loved Ones Leave Us—We Are Passing
Passing To Another Sphere.
But When Like A Baseless Vision,
All Have Faded Thus Away.
There Is Built A Home Eternal
For The Weary Pilgrim's Stay.
"Welcome, Pilgrim, Welcome Home."