"And when they had sung an hymn they went out unto the Mount of Olives." -- Bible. What song sang the twelve with the Saviour When finish'd the sacrament wine? Were they bow'd and subdued in behavior, Or bold as made bold with a sign? What sang they? What sweet song of Zion With Christ in their midst like a crown? While here sat Saint Peter, the lion; And there like a lamb, with head down, Sat Saint John, with his silken and raven Rich hair on his shoulders, and eyes Lifting up to the faces unshaven Like a sensitive child's in surprise. Was the song as strong fishermen swinging Their nets full of hope to the sea? Or low, like the ripple-wave, singing Sea-songs on their loved Galilee? Were they sad with foreshadow of sorrows, Like the birds that sing low when the breeze Is tip-toe with a tale of tomorrows, -- Of earthquakes and sinking of seas? Ah! soft was their song as the waves are That fall in low musical moans; And sad I should say as the winds are That blow by the white gravestones. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...BUCOLIC COMEDY: FLEECING TIME by EDITH SITWELL SONNET by MICHELANGELO BUONARROTI ACHIEVEMENT'S SILVER CRY by MARGARETE ROSE AKIN THE LETTER; EDWARD ROWLAND SILL, DIED FEBRUARY 27, 1887 by THOMAS BAILEY ALDRICH THE INVITATION by JAMES BARCLAY PINE BRANCH by BERENICE BRIGHAM |