Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THIS SAME JESUS, by FRANCES RIDLEY HAVERGAL Poet's Biography First Line: This same jesus!' oh! How sweetly Last Line: Jesus christ is still the same. Subject(s): Jesus Christ | ||||||||
"THIS same Jesus!" Oh! how sweetly Fall those words upon the ear, Like a swell of far-off music, In a nightwatch still and drear! He who healed the hopeless leper, He who dried the widow's tear, He who changed to health and gladness Helpless suffering, trembling fear; He who wandered, poor and homeless, By the stormy Galilee; He who on the night-robed mountain Bent in prayer the wearied knee; He who spake as none had spoken, Angel-wisdom far above, All-forgiving, ne'er upbraiding, Full of tenderness and love; He who gently called the weary, "Come and I will give you rest!" He who loved the little children, Took them in His arms and blest; He, the lonely Man of Sorrows, 'Neath our sin-curse bending low; By His faithless friends forsaken In the darkest hours of woe; -- "This same Jesus!" When the vision Of that last and awful day Bursts upon the prostrate spirit, Like a midnight lightning ray; When, else dimly apprehended, All its terrors seem revealed; Trumpet-knell and fiery heavens, And the books of doom unsealed; Then, we lift our hearts, adoring "This same Jesus," loved and known, Him, our own most gracious Saviour, Seated on the great white Throne; He Himself, and "not another," He for whom our heart-love yearned Through long years of twilight waiting, To His ransomed ones returned! For this word, O Lord, we bless Thee, Bless our Master's changeless name; Yesterday, to-day, forever, Jesus Christ is still the Same. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE GREEN CHRIST by ANDREW HUDGINS MEDITATION ON SAVIORS by ROBINSON JEFFERS COMPANIONSHIP by MALTBIE DAVENPORT BABCOCK TO A WREN ON CALVARY by LARRY LEVIS THE TRANSFIGURATION by EDWIN MUIR SOUNDS OF THE RESURRECTED DEAD MAN'S FOOTSTEPS (#3): 1. BEAST, PEACH.. by MARVIN BELL CONSECRATION HYMN by FRANCES RIDLEY HAVERGAL I DID THIS FOR THEE! WHAT HAST THOU DONE FOR ME? by FRANCES RIDLEY HAVERGAL A BIRTHDAY GREETING TO MY FATHER, 1860 by FRANCES RIDLEY HAVERGAL |
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