The Church of Unbent Knees
Christopher Morley 1890 (Haverford) – 1957
AS I went by the church to-day
I heard the organ cry;
And goodly folk were on their knees,
But I went striding by.
My minister hath a roof more vast:
My aisles are oak-trees high;
My altar-cloth is on the hills,
My organ is the sky.
I see my rood upon the clouds,
The winds, my chanted choir;
My crystal windows, heaven-glazed,
Are stained with sunset fire.
The stars, the thunder, and the rain,
White sands and purple seas-
These are His pulpit and His pew,
My God of Unbent Knees!
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Scheme | XABA XAXA XCXC XBXB |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 487 |
Words | 94 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4 |
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