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Poem
June 17, 1830
Litchfield Enquirer
Litchfield, Litchfield County, Connecticut
What is this article about?
The poem contemplates evening clouds, associating them with biblical imagery: God's shadowy car guiding Israel through the desert, Christ's ascension enveloped in clouds, and his prophesied return in judgment on the clouds of heaven, urging spiritual preparation.
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POETRY:
CLOUDS.
It is not to look above and low,
Yon high-piled, pillowy
Clouds of evening a-swimming
In gold and purple pass,
And think so, Lord, how thou
On Israel's desert way:
Before them in thy shadowy car
Or of these robes of gorgeous hue
Which the Redeemer wore,
When, ravish'd from his followers' view,
Aloft his flight he bore:
When lifted as on mighty wing,
He curtained his ascent,
And wrapt in clouds went triumphing
Above the firmament!
Is it a trail of that same pall
Of many-colored dyes,
That high above, o'ermantling all,
Hangs midway down the skies?
Or borders of those weeping folds
Which shall be all unfurl'd
About the Saviour, when he comes
In judgment o'er the world?
For in like manner as he went,
My soul; hast thou forgot?
Shall be his terrible descent,
When man expecteth not!
Strengthen, Son of man! against that hour,
Be to our spirits given,
When thou shalt come again in power,
Upon the clouds of Heaven.
W. C.
CLOUDS.
It is not to look above and low,
Yon high-piled, pillowy
Clouds of evening a-swimming
In gold and purple pass,
And think so, Lord, how thou
On Israel's desert way:
Before them in thy shadowy car
Or of these robes of gorgeous hue
Which the Redeemer wore,
When, ravish'd from his followers' view,
Aloft his flight he bore:
When lifted as on mighty wing,
He curtained his ascent,
And wrapt in clouds went triumphing
Above the firmament!
Is it a trail of that same pall
Of many-colored dyes,
That high above, o'ermantling all,
Hangs midway down the skies?
Or borders of those weeping folds
Which shall be all unfurl'd
About the Saviour, when he comes
In judgment o'er the world?
For in like manner as he went,
My soul; hast thou forgot?
Shall be his terrible descent,
When man expecteth not!
Strengthen, Son of man! against that hour,
Be to our spirits given,
When thou shalt come again in power,
Upon the clouds of Heaven.
W. C.
What sub-type of article is it?
Ode
Hymn
What themes does it cover?
Religious Faith
What keywords are associated?
Clouds
Lord
Israel Desert
Redeemer Ascension
Second Coming
Judgment
Heaven
What entities or persons were involved?
W. C.
Poem Details
Title
Clouds.
Author
W. C.
Key Lines
When Lifted As On Mighty Wing,
He Curtained His Ascent,
And Wrapt In Clouds Went Triumphing
Above The Firmament!
When Thou Shalt Come Again In Power,
Upon The Clouds Of Heaven.