Blustering God
Blustering God - meaning Summary
Defiant Fear and Tenderness
The speaker confronts a blustering, thunderous God with bold defiance, insisting he does not fear divine wrath or violence. He challenges God’s threats as empty bluster, yet the poem shifts to confess a different fear: causing sorrow to a beloved or inner divine presence. That tenderness overrides pride—he would sooner die than see tears in that soul’s eyes—mixing bravado with deep emotional vulnerability.
Read Complete AnalysesI Blustering God, Stamping across the sky With loud swagger, I fear You not. No, though from Your highest heaven You plunge Your spear at my heart, I fear You not. No, not if the blow Is as the lightning blasting a tree, I fear You not, puffing braggart. II If Thou canst see into my heart That I fear Thee not, Thou wilt see why I fear Thee not, And why it is right. So threaten not, Thou, with Thy bloody spears, Else Thy sublime ears shall hear curses. III Withal, there is One whom I fear: I fear to see grief upon that face. Perchance, friend, He is not your God; If so, spit upon Him. By it you will do no profanity. But I -- Ah, sooner would I die Than see tears in those eyes of my soul.
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