Classic and Contemporary Poetry
IN PRAISE OF ST. STEPHEN, by THOMAS AUGUSTINE DALY First Line: Here's the feast o' st. Stephen Last Line: Stephen! Alternate Author Name(s): Daly, T. A. Subject(s): Stephen, Saint (d. 36 A.d.) | ||||||||
HERE'S the feast o' St. Stephen, This Christmas Day's morrow, An' it's past all believin' The comfort I borrow At the thought of him there In the cold mornin' air, An' meself steppin' back to a world full o' sorrow. For with all the soft beauty O' Christmas behind ye, When it's back to cold duty This day has consigned ye, Faith, there's need of the aid Of a saint unafraid To withstand the blue devils that's likely to find ye. Tall and bright is the miter O' Stephen, the martyr; A knight and a fighter By Christ the Lord's charter. And it's well if ye stand Within touch of his hand In a world that is given to traffic and barter. Lucky you, if ye're wearin' This saint's nomenclature, For, belike, ye'll be sharin' His valorous nature; For there's none of his name In the pages o' fame That was anything less than a two-fisted crayture. So upon this gray mornin', In hope o' receivin' His good help in the scornin', O' groanin' and grievin', Here's the ballad I raise In the merited praise Of the worshipful martyr and fighter, St. Stephen! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE DEATH OF STEPHEN by JANET HAMILTON HYMN: ST. STEPHEN'S DAY by REGINALD HEBER ST. STEPHEN by ABRAM JOSEPH RYAN SAINT STEPHEN by CHARLES WILLIAMS SACRED EPIGRAM: ST. STEPHEN TO HIS FRIENDS ... by RICHARD CRASHAW SACRED EPIGRAM: TO THE CROWN OF STEPHEN by RICHARD CRASHAW SACRED EPIGRAM: TO THE JEWISH SLAUGHTERS OF STEPHEN by RICHARD CRASHAW SACRED EPIGRAM: TO THE JEWISH SLAUGHTERS OF STEPHEN by RICHARD CRASHAW ST. STEPHEN'S DAY by PATRIC DICKINSON A DIXIE LULLABY by THOMAS AUGUSTINE DALY |
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