There was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews; the same came to Jesus by night.—John 3:1-2. And there came also Nicodemus, which @3at the first@1 came to Jesus by night.—John 19:39. AND Nicodemus came by night When none might hear or see— He came by night to shun men's sight And away by night slunk he. He dared not come by light of day To move where sinners trod: He must hold apart from the common heart, For he was a Man of God. ... But the honest Christ, he walked with men Nor held his ways apart— With publicans talked, with harlots walked, And loved them all in his heart. ... Came Nicodemus to Christ by night; And long they reasoned, alone, Till the Old man saw the sham of the Law That turned his being to stone: He tore the formal husks from his life; He was born again, though gray. And, erect with the youth of a Living Truth, He dared the world by day! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...QUEST by GEORGIA DOUGLAS JOHNSON RETURN (1) by GEORGIA DOUGLAS JOHNSON SAINT PATRICK by EDWIN MARKHAM DOMESDAY BOOK: REV. PERCY FERGUSON by EDGAR LEE MASTERS SPOON RIVER ANTHOLOGY: EUGENIA TODD by EDGAR LEE MASTERS SPOON RIVER ANTHOLOGY: MRS. CHARLES BLISS by EDGAR LEE MASTERS TO WHISTLER, AMERICAN; ON LOAN EXHIBIT OF PAINTINGS AT TATE GALLERY by EZRA POUND |