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Source: Spectator Source type: newspaper Document type: poem Document title: “God’s Way” Author(s): Wilson, W. Gilchrist City of publication: London, England Date of publication: 21 September 1901 Volume number: none Issue number: 3821 Pagination: 389 |
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| Wilson, W. Gilchrist. “God’s Way.” Spectator 21 Sept. 1901 n3821: p. 389. |
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| William McKinley (poetry). |
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God’s Way
N thine the silver coronet of age,
The gentle call that bids the soul away;
The Finis set upon the finished page,
The darkness stealing o’er the closing day.Nay, in the strong, bright noonday of thy life
Darkness fell on thee, and death’s silent pall;
E’en in the thick and glory of the strife
Came the sharp, sullen signal of recall.“God’s way!” The warrior bent his head, and so
Passed the strong soul to where all things are clear,
Prepared unquestioning the road to go
Nearer to God, to whom God’s self was near.