Angel of the Crimea poetry published in 1919

Angel of the Crimea

Author(s): Minnie D. Wilbur
Source: The American Journal of Nursing, Vol. 19, No. 5 (Feb., 1919), p. 347
Published by: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/3405566

Poetry tribute to Florence Nightingale (1820-1910) founder of modern nursing. This poem was published in the American Journal of Nursing, 1919.

O Lady with the Lamp! Behold the glow,

That heavenly flame you kindled long ago,

Is sending now to every race and creed,

Help for the helpless, gifts for those in need.

That vital spark which woke in your brave soul

Burns on and on, an ever fadeless glow.

Years shall not dim its brightness, as they fly,

For time is naught to deeds that never die.

O pain of war! O joy of peace! No more

Shall smolder low that heavenly flame which bore

Aid for all future centuries, to bind

Our faith in God, our love for humankind.