Famous Dying Love Poems by Famous Poets

These are examples of famous Dying Love poems written by some of the greatest and most-well-known modern and classical poets. PoetrySoup is a great educational poetry resource of famous dying love poems. These examples illustrate what a famous dying love poem looks like and its form, scheme, or style (where appropriate).

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Hymn 61

by Isaac Watts
 Christ our High Priest and King.

Rev. 1:5-7. 

Now to the Lord, that makes us know
The wonders of his dying love,
Be humble honors paid below,
And strains of nobler praise above.

'Twas he that cleansed our foulest sins,
And washed us in his richest blood;
'Tis he that makes us priests and kings,
And brings us rebels near to God.

To Jesus, our atoning Priest,
To Jesus,...Read more of this...

The Conversation Of Prayer

by Dylan Thomas
 The conversation of prayers about to be said
By the child going to bed and the man on the stairs
Who climbs to his dying love in her high room,
The one not caring to whom in his sleep he will move
And the other full of tears that she will be dead,

Turns in the dark on the sound they know will arise
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