"Rouse thee, my fainting soul, and play the man; Description The Dream of Gerontius is one of the most important poems by John Henry Cardinal Newman, written in verse and dealing with death, judgment, and the afterlife. This profound spiritual classic of the tale of a soul as he departs from this world and journeys...
And through such waning span
Of life and thought as still has to be trod,
Prepare to meet thy God."