Poems (Curwen)/All is Glory

by Annie Isabel Curwen

All is Glory.

TO A DEAR OLD LADY WHO AWOKE IN THE NIGHT WITH THE WORDS "ALL IS GLORY" RINGING IN HER EARS.

All is glory! Thought sublime!
 Like a vision of the night
 Comes this flash of heav'nly light,
To cheer thy weary waiting time.

All is glory! Light Divine,
 Earthly gloom and doubt dispelling,
 Heav'nly hope and peace instilling
In that troubled heart of thine.

All is glory! Happy soul!
 Heaven is surely drawing near
 When such thoughts are sent to cheer,
As thy tired feet near the goal.

All is glory! how sweet!
 Surely it was the refrain
 Of some grand angelic strain
Echoing down the golden street;

And thine ears the echo caught
 In the silence of the night,
 Soon shall faith be lost in sight
Where all is glory. Blessed thought!