I THE NATIVITY COULD every time-worn heart but see Thee once again, A happy human child, among the homes of men, The age of doubt would pass, -- the vision of Thy face Would silently restore the childhood of the race. II THE FLIGHT INTO EGYPT Thou wayfaring Jesus, a pilgrim and stranger, Exiled from heaven by love at thy birth, Exiled again from thy rest in the manger, A fugitive child 'mid the perils of earth, -- Cheer with thy fellowship all who are weary, Wandering far from the land that they love; Guide every heart that is homeless and dreary, Safe to its home in thy presence above. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE HASTY PUDDING by JOEL BARLOW THE LAWYER'S INVOCATION TO SPRING by HENRY HOWARD BROWNELL NATURES COOK by MARGARET LUCAS CAVENDISH FARE WELL by WALTER JOHN DE LA MARE MEMORIAL TO D.C.: 2. PRAYER TO PERSEPHONE by EDNA ST. VINCENT MILLAY |