Classic and Contemporary Poetry
CHRISTMAS DAY, by GEORGE WITHER Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: As on the night before this happy morn Last Line: And showeth favour unto men. Subject(s): Christmas Carols | ||||||||
AS on the night before this happy morn, A blessed angel unto shepherds told, Where (in a stable) He was poorly born, Whom nor the earth nor heaven of heavens can hold: Through Bethlehem rung This news at their return: Yea, angels sung That God with us was born; And they made mirth because we should not mourn. This angel-carol sing we, then, To God on high all glory be, For peace on earth bestoweth He, And showeth favour unto men. This favour Christ vouchsafed for our sake; To buy us thrones, He in a manger lay, Our weakness took, that we His strength might take; And was disrobed that He might us array; Our flesh He wore, Our sin to wear away; Our curse He bore, That we escape it may; And wept for us that we might sing for aye. With angels, therefore, sing again, To God on high all glory be; For peace on earth bestoweth He, And showeth favour unto men. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...A HYMN FOR CHRISTMAS DAY (2) by JOHN BYROM A CHRISTMAS CAROL (1) by GILBERT KEITH CHESTERTON CHRISTMAS CAROL by PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR A CHRISTMAS CAROL, SUNG TO THE KING IN THE PRESENCE AT WHITEHALL by ROBERT HERRICK A CHRISTMAS CAROL by JOSIAH GILBERT HOLLAND THREE KINGS OF ORIENT by JOHN HENRY HOPKINS JR. CHRISTMAS BELLS by HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW I SAW THREE SHIPS by MOTHER GOOSE A CHRISTMAS CAROL (1) by CHRISTINA GEORGINA ROSSETTI A CHRISTMAS CAROL by GEORGE WITHER |
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