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...JEALOUSY by MARY ELIZABETH COLERIDGE EPITAPH ON ELIZABETH, L.H. by BEN JONSON THE ROSE by THOMAS BAILEY ALDRICH THE STRAYED REVELLER by MATTHEW ARNOLD TO MISS KINDER, ON RECEIVING A NOTE DATED FEBRUARY 30TH by ANNA LETITIA BARBAULD NATALITIUM: MARTIJ 13, 1643 by JOSEPH BEAUMONT |