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Fenton Johnson, "The Wonderful Morning" (1921)

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The Wonderful Morning

When it is morning in the cornfield
I am to go and meet my Jesus
       Riding on His white horse.
When it is morning in the cornfield
I am to be there in my glory.
       Shout, my brethren! Shout, my sisters!
I am to meet the King of Morning
       Way down in the cornfield. 


Published in Poetry, December 1921

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