God’s Grandeur
God’s Grandeur, sonnet by Gerard Manley Hopkins, written in 1877 and published posthumously in 1918 in the collection Poems of Gerard Manley Hopkins. This celebratory poem suggests that God has imbued nature with an eternal freshness that is able to withstand the heavy burden of humanity.
This article was most recently revised and updated by Kathleen Kuiper.
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Article Title:
God’s Grandeur
Website Name:
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Publisher:
Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.
Date Published:
16 August 2017
Access Date:
November 14, 2026