I Built a Bridge
I built a bridge across the tide
To gain the farther shore,
And there I came on fairer glens
Than any glimpsed before.
I built a bridge across a vale
To reach the upland slope;
With singing heart I built the span —
A rainbow arch of hope.
I built a bridge across a gulf
To hail my fellow man;
I found in him a kindred spark —
He helped me build the span.
I built a bridge across the years
To win tranquillity;
I did not know how beautiful
The last of life could be.
