Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, AT HIS FEET, by LOIS R. CARPENTER


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AT HIS FEET, by                    
First Line: Three times in bethany, that hallowed spot
Last Line: That men may know we've been at jesus' feet!
Subject(s): Jesus Christ


Three times in Bethany, that hallowed spot,
Is Mary pictured at the Master's feet.
At home she sat there, all but Him forgot.
When Lazarus lay dead, she ran to meet
Her Lord and there she threw herself in gloom,
In Simon's house she knelt with Spikenard rare,
Anointing Him beforehand for the tomb,
And wiping off the perfume with her hair;
So that wherever Mary moved with grace,
She bore the fragrance with her through the hall.
Oh! let us, too, be found in that dear place
Of blest communion, offering Him our all.
Thus will we bear about a savor sweet,
That men may know we've been at Jesus' feet!





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