Classic and Contemporary Poetry
A CHRISTMAS HYMN, by CECIL FRANCES ALEXANDER Poet's Biography First Line: Once in royal david's city Last Line: All in white shall wait around. Alternate Author Name(s): Humprheys, Cecil Frances; Alexander, C. F., Mrs. Variant Title(s): Who Was Conceived By The Holy Ghost, Born Of The Virgin Mary Subject(s): Bethlehem, Palestine; Christmas; Nativity, The | ||||||||
Once in royal David's city Stood a lowly cattle-shed, Where a mother laid her baby In a manger for His bed: Mary was that mother mild, Jesus Christ her little child. He came down to earth from heaven Who is God and Lord of all, And His shelter was a stable, And His cradle was a stall; With the lowly, poor, and mean, Lived on earth our Saviour then. And, through all His wondrous childhood, He would honor and obey, Love and watch the lowly maiden In whose gentle arms He lay: Christian children all must be Mild, obedient, good as He. Oh, our eyes at last shall see Him, Through His own redeeming love, For that child so dear and gentle Is our God in heaven above; And He leads His children on To the place where He is gone. Not in that poor lowly stable, With the oxen standing by, We shall see Him; but in heaven, Set at God's right hand on high; When like stars His children crowned All in white shall wait around. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...DIFFERENT VIEWS; A CHRISMAS DUET by JOSEPH ASHBY-STERRY AN UNMERRY CHRISTMAS by AMBROSE BIERCE CHRISTMAS IN CHINATOWN by AUGUST KLEINZAHLER CHRISTMAS TREE by JOHN FREDERICK NIMS ISAIAH'S COAL by JOHN FREDERICK NIMS SOUNDS OF THE RESURRECTED DEAD MAN'S FOOTSTEPS (#3): 1. BEAST, PEACH.. by MARVIN BELL BURIAL OF MOSES by CECIL FRANCES ALEXANDER DREAMS by CECIL FRANCES ALEXANDER SUFFERED UNDER PONTIUS PILATE, WAS CRUCIFIED, DEAD, AND BURIED by CECIL FRANCES ALEXANDER |
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