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EASTER by CHARLOTTE LOUISE BERTLESEN

First Line: IT COMES AGAIN-THE EASTERTIDE
Last Line: OH, WOULD THAT MEN HAD UNDERSTOOD!
Subject(s): EASTER; HOLIDAYS; JESUS CHRIST; RESURRECTION, THE; THE RESURRECTION;
It comes again—the Eastertide—
And wakes to pulsing life all things
That sleep; once more beside the tomb,
Mankind its reverent vigils keep;
And wondering eyes behold
The angel form; the garments lie;
And hear celestial accents clear
Proclaim: He is not here!
Death holds Him not—nor could—
Oh, would that men had understood!



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