Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, HOLY SATURDAY (2), by JOHN BANISTER TABB


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HOLY SATURDAY (2), by                     Poet's Biography
First Line: O earth, who daily kissed his feet
Last Line: "and made a temple of the tomb."
Alternate Author Name(s): Father Tabb
Subject(s): Easter; Holidays; Jesus Christ; Religion; The Resurrection; Theology


O Earth, who daily kissed His feet
Like lowly Magdalen, how sweet
(As oft His mother used) to keep
The silent watches of His sleep,
Till love demands the prisoner,
And Death replies, "He is not here.
He passed my portal, where, afraid,
My footsteps faltered to invade
The region that beyond me lies;
Then, ere the dawn, I saw Him rise
In glory that dispelled my gloom
And made a temple of the tomb."





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