Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, THE CHOSEN CHILD, by BLANCHE C. HARDY


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THE CHOSEN CHILD, by                    
First Line: The chosen child must ever be
Last Line: The place of peace is ever found.
Subject(s): Children; Jesus Christ; Childhood


The chosen child must ever be
Misfortunate in his degree;
The loves of earth betray, forsake,
The tired heart is like to break,
The world his grief with scorn regards,
And coldly all his hopes discards:
Their bitter looks let him forget
For midst the stars his way is set.

The distant glory reaches him
Though all the nearer paths be dim,
His feet are torn by rock and brier
His eyes ashine with heavenly fire;
Though limbs be cold and garments thin,
The mystic vision glows within;
From worldly joys his face upturns
To where the immortal spirit burns.

Calamity may cloud his sky,
Riches and honour pass him by,
Lonely he climbs the hills of day,
The shining west gleams far away.
Though armies fall, yet to his eyes
The secret flame shall still arise,
While in his heart as holy ground
The place of peace is ever found.





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