Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, THE REAL CHRIST, by RICHARD WATSON GILDER


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THE REAL CHRIST, by                     Poet's Biography
First Line: Behold him now where he comes!
Last Line: Pass to return no more.
Subject(s): Jesus Christ


Behold him now where he comes!
Not the Christ of our subtle creeds,
But the lord of our hearts, of our homes,
Of our hopes, our prayers, our needs;
The brother of want and blame,
The lover of women and men,
With a love that puts to shame
All passions of mortal ken....

Ah, no! thou life of the heart,
Never shalt thou depart!
Not till the leaven of God
Shall lighten each human clod;
Not till the world shall climb
To thy height serene, sublime,
Shall the Christ who enters our door
Pass to return no more.





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