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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
LULLABY IN BETHLEHEM, by HENRY HOWARTH BASHFORD Poet's Biography First Line: There hath come an host to see thee Last Line: Baby dear. Subject(s): Magi | |||
There hath come an host to see Thee, Baby dear, Bearded men with eyes of flame And lips of fear, For the heavens, they say, have broken Into blinding gulfs of glory, And the Lord, they say, hath spoken In a little, wondrous story, Baby dear. There have come three kings to greet Thee, Baby dear, Crowned with gold and clad in purple, They draw near, They have brought rare silks to bind Thee, At Thy feet behold they spread them, From their thrones they sprang to find Thee, And a blazing star hath led them, Baby dear. I have neither jade nor jasper, Baby dear, Thou art all my hope and glory, And my fear, Yet for all the gems that strew Thee, And the kingly gowns that fold Thee, Yea, though all the world should woo Thee, Thou art mine--and fast I hold Thee, Baby dear. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE THREE KINGS by HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW CHRISTMAS CAROL by SARA TEASDALE THE MAGI by WILLIAM BUTLER YEATS THE KINGS OF THE EAST by KATHARINE LEE BATES THE THREE KINGS [OF COLOGNE] by EUGENE FIELD THE THREE WISE MEN by JOHN HUSTON FINLEY THE MASQUE OF THE MAGI by JAMES ELROY FLECKER THE BALLAD OF THE CROSS by THEODOSIA (PICKERING) GARRISON THE GYPSIES [OR, GIPSIES] by HENRY HOWARTH BASHFORD THE VISION OF SPRING, 1916 by HENRY HOWARTH BASHFORD DOWN BY THE CARIB SEA: 6. SUNSET IN THE TROPICS by JAMES WELDON JOHNSON |
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