Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, THE HIGH THINGS, by WILLIAM ARTHUR DUNKERLEY


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THE HIGH THINGS, by                    
First Line: The greatest day that ever dawned
Last Line: Was the heart by man's sins torn.
Alternate Author Name(s): Oxenham, John
Subject(s): Religion; Theology


The Greatest Day that ever dawned, --
It was a Winter's Morn.

The Finest Temple ever built
Was a Shed where a Babe was born.

The Sweetest Robes by woman wrought
Were the Swaths by the Baby worn.

And the Fairest Hair the world has seen,
-- Those Locks that were never shorn.

The Noblest Crown man ever wore, --
It was the Plaited Thorn.

The Grandest Death man ever died, --
It was the Death of Scorn.

The Sorest Grief by woman known
Was the Mother-Maid's forlorn.

The Deepest Sorrows e'er endured
Were by The Outcast borne.

The Truest Heart the world e'er broke
Was the Heart by man's sins torn.





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