I "Jesus, herds pursue Their scattered sheep; 'Tis time my Lambkin, too, Were safe in sleep." "Mother, as you would; Upon your breast I'll win Me bed and food, Yea, drink My rest." II "Mary, He's away! May one and all Thus willingly obey Their slumber-call." "Joseph, build a fold Of wattled gleams And sheen o' thatch, to hold His fleecy dreams." III ("@3Shepherds, gather nigh: Help Me pursue Yon scattered lambkins, ay, And kidlings, too.@1") "Waking, little Son? Lu-lay-na-shoon." ('@3But ninety-nine -- there's one@1 --') "Husheen-na-hoon." | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...A BOOK OF AIRS: SONG 1 by GAIUS VALERIUS CATULLUS HIGH FLIGHT by JOHN GILLESPIE MAGEE JR. PARADISE LOST: BOOK 4 by JOHN MILTON EPIGRAM ENGRAVED ON THE COLLAR OF A DOG by ALEXANDER POPE A GOOD PLAY by ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON |