Heaven’s Harbour

In ‘Christ’, a narrative poem dating back to around 800, Cynewulf likened human life to sailing on a treacherous sea. But following the revelation of the gospel of Christ, he said, the mariners now know how to find safe anchorage, and how to set a course for the harbour of everlasting life.

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