Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, A SLUMBER STORY, by ROBERT J. IRISH


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A SLUMBER STORY, by                    
First Line: At slumber time the nodding heads
Last Line: My faith becomes the firmer.
Subject(s): Children; Faith; Jesus Christ - Life & Ministry; Religion; Childhood; Belief; Creed; Theology


At slumber time the nodding heads
With sleepy eyes fast closing,
And prating tongues with teasing tones,
Beg one more tale's disclosing.
The slumber man approaches fast,
His restful potion bringing;
But he must wait until he hears
The song that I am singing.

Long, long ago there lived a man
Whose name I'll later mention;
But he was fond of doing good
And making no pretention.
He loved the birds, the flowers, the trees,
The songs of spring forthcoming.
He loved to watch the industries
Of bees, and hear their humming.

He walked with men so steeped in sin
Their conscience had no feeling,
And lifted them from out themselves;
Then soothed their souls with healing.
He led the blind, raised up the dead,
And drew the lost ones nearest.
That man was Jesus Christ, the Lord,
The friend of children, dearest.

The little heads are drooping low,
The eyes fast closed in slumber.
The old, old story, ever new,
Is told times without number.
A tousled head stirs nearer mine;
I hear a sweet voice murmur,
"God bless my Muvver and my Dad."
My faith becomes the firmer.





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