Classic and Contemporary Poetry
BETHLEHEM TOWN (1), by EUGENE FIELD Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: As I was going to bethlehem town Last Line: What blood redeemeth you and me! Subject(s): Bethlehem, Palestine | ||||||||
As I was going to Bethlehem town Upon the earth I cast me down All underneath a tree, That whispered in this wise to me: "Oh! I shall stand on Calvary And bear what burthen saveth thee!" As up I fared to Bethlehem town I met a shepherd coming down, And thus he quoth: "A wondrous sight Hath spread before mine eyes this night. An angel host most fair to see, That sang full sweetly of a tree That shall uplift on Calvary What burthen saveth you and me." And as I got to Bethlehem town, Lo, Wise Men came and brought the crown, And while the Infant smiling slept Upon their knees they fell and wept; But with her Babe upon her knee Naught recked that mother of the tree That should uplift on Calvary What burthen saveth all and me. Again I walk in Bethlehem town, And think on Him that wears the crown. I may not kiss His feet again, Nor worship Him as I did then; My King hath died upon the tree And hath outpoured on Calvary What Blood redeemeth you and me! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...AT BETHLEHEM: 1. THE CHILD by JOHN BANISTER TABB A CHRISTMAS HYMN by CECIL FRANCES ALEXANDER MAKING CANNON IN BETHLEHEM by VINCENT GODFREY BURNS A DISCLAIMER by ANNA BUNSTON DE BARY BETHLEHEM by ANNA BUNSTON DE BARY MESSENGERS OF LOVE by OLIVER MURRAY EDWARDS VISIONS OF JESUS by OLIVER MURRAY EDWARDS SONNET FROM JUDEA by DONALD CHESTER EWING BETHLEHEM by HARRY WEBB FARRINGTON CHILD AND MOTHER by EUGENE FIELD |
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