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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Quick analysis:

Scheme XABA XAXA XCXC XBXB
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 487
Words 94
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4

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