Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, CHRIST IN BONDS, by LAURANCE J. NICOLSON


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CHRIST IN BONDS, by                    
First Line: He came, and yet his own receiv'd him not!'
Last Line: "christ jesus reigns!"
Alternate Author Name(s): Bard Of Thule
Subject(s): Jesus Christ; Religion; Theology


"HE came, and yet His own receiv'd Him not!"
We read in ancient lore;
For Truth and Freedom's sake He chose His lot,
And suffering bore.

"The foxes have their holes, the birds of air
Their nests, and yet," he said,
"The Son of Man he hath not even where
To lay his head!"

Oh Truth! oh Freedom! is it gain, or loss,
Ye count the Christmas morns?
For love of you He bore the bloody cross,
And crown of thorns.

Behold! ten thousand temples rear'd on high,
To Christ of Nazareth;
And there the heirs of Freedom creed-bound lie,
In living death!

Oh Satire! greater never saw the light --
A people still in chains!
Who cry from out the darkness of the night,
"Christ Jesus reigns!"





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