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Issue Details: First known date: 1939... 1939 Altar Fires : A Collection of 15 Devotional Poems and a Sacred Drama 'Songs of Deliverance'
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Notes

  • Author's note: 'This collection comprises some Poems which were previously included in the author's work The Quest. They are included herein because of their distinctively devotional character...'

Contents

* Contents derived from the Broken Hill, Broken Hill area, Far West NSW, New South Wales,:Modern Printery , 1939 version. Please note that other versions/publications may contain different contents. See the Publication Details.
Castles in Spaini"She sat, engrossed, by a foam-flecked sea", Ernest Bertram Wichert , single work poetry (p. 5-6)
The Winepressi"The grapes that gladden the vineyard,", Ernest Bertram Wichert , single work poetry (p. 6)
The Pilgrim Questi"Greed of the soul with its getting,", Ernest Bertram Wichert , single work poetry (p. 7)
This, Thy Brother - (After Kipling)i""Father of all mankind," we pray", Ernest Bertram Wichert , single work poetry (p. 8)
Motherhood : Its Mystery and Majestyi"On far Creation's dewy morn,", Ernest Bertram Wichert , single work poetry (p. 9)
His Star in the Easti"The arching sky that spanned an eastern plain", Ernest Bertram Wichert , single work poetry (p. 10)
Love and Deathi"Philos: Beloved one, I bid thee now", Ernest Bertram Wichert , single work poetry (p. 11)
The Calli"If Thou should'st call me in the hour of Toil,", Ernest Bertram Wichert , single work poetry (p. 12)
Knowing and Doingi"For full-orbed Light, O Lord, we do not plead,", Ernest Bertram Wichert , single work poetry (p. 12)
Was It For Me?i"Was it for me He trod the lonely winepress", Ernest Bertram Wichert , single work poetry (p. 13)
Faith and Hopei"Faith serves as valet to young Hope -", Ernest Bertram Wichert , single work poetry (p. 13)
Our Fatheri"O God we dare to worship Thee", Ernest Bertram Wichert , single work poetry (p. 14)
Somethingi"Have something: The poor are always with us,", Ernest Bertram Wichert , single work poetry (p. 15)
Hymn of Praisei"O Thou Who art the Giver,", Ernest Bertram Wichert , single work poetry (p. 16)
O, Shepherd Lovei"O, Shepherd Love, that left me not alone,", Ernest Bertram Wichert , single work poetry (p. 17)
Songs of Deliverance : "Like Unto the Flesh of a Little Child" : A Drama of Redemption, Based on the Story of Naaman the Leper, Ernest Bertram Wichert , single work drama (p. 18-24)
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Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Broken Hill, Broken Hill area, Far West NSW, New South Wales,: Modern Printery , 1939 .
      Extent: 24p.
      Written as: Ernest B. Wichert
      Note/s:
      • Foreword by Dr F. W. Boreham.
      • Includes note of literary praise from Rex Ingamells, founder of the Jindyworobak Club and Literature.
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