Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, THREE GIFTS, by EDWARD JUDSON HANNA


Poetry Explorer

Classic and Contemporary Poetry

THREE GIFTS, by                    
First Line: Gold and frankincense and myrrh
Last Line: This is the golden gift.
Subject(s): Christmas; Gifts & Giving; Jesus Christ; Nativity, The


Gold and frankincense and myrrh,
Lord, they brought to Thee;
And myrrh was death, and incense prayer,
And gold was victory.
But first is last as last was first;
The myrrh they gave Thee in Thy thirst
Upon the tree.
And through the solemn centuries
The prayers of saints have risen
From hearth and chancel, crypt and tomb,
From pyre and from prison.
Now never was the mystic power
Of the gold fulfilled;
Yet draweth on the mighty hour
By the Father willed
When every knee shall bow to Him
Who on the cross was lift,
And every tongue acclaim Him king;
This is the golden gift.





Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!


Other Poems of Interest...
Home: PoetryExplorer.net