Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, SIMEON MEDITATING, by EMMA THOMAS SCOVILLE


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SIMEON MEDITATING, by                    
First Line: So long, o lord, I've waited for this day
Last Line: I'm waiting, lord, to hear thy last clear call!
Subject(s): Bible; Christmas; Jesus Christ; Love; Religion; Nativity, The; Theology


So long, O Lord, I've waited for this day,
Within my heart a trembling ecstasy
Born of a fervent hope. I did not see
With these dim eyes, the Star, whose wondrous ray
Led kings across the land to where Christ lay.
Nor was the Shepherds' Christmas joy for me. ...
But I have held Him in His infancy,
And now I go rejoicing on my way.

O Lord, I thank Thee for Thy love divine:
For Thou didst grant me, at the close of life
A chance to hold the Savior of us all,
And prove there is no love as deep as Thine.
Now, old and weary with my earthly strife,
I'm waiting, Lord, to hear Thy last clear call!





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