The peoples long have waited The coming of their Lord; Nor have they ever doubted He would fulfill His Word; And now a spirit stirreth, The whole earth hears the cry As down the road of ages The Christ comes riding by. He comes unto the nations In dreams and hopes of peace, In earnest expectation Of day when wars shall cease; He comes to the forgotten, The children of the night, He comes the strong Defender Of justice, truth, and right. He comes amid our dangers In courage for our need; He comes in quiet challenge To prove our faith with deed; He comes to save our cities, To lift the fallen high; Behold Him as He cometh, The Christ now riding by! Receive Him, then, ye peoples, Who made a Cross His Throne; The sceptre of His spirit, Let all the peoples own. O ye, who wait His coming, Be every heart aflame! Lift high, lift high, His Banners, Exalt His Holy Name! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...SEVEN TWILIGHTS: 3 by CONRAD AIKEN TO A DEAD LOVER by LOUISE BOGAN JAWEH AND ALLAH BATTLE by ALLEN GINSBERG THOUGHTS OF A TINY PIG by DAVID IGNATOW TO ABRAHAM LINCOLN by GEORGIA DOUGLAS JOHNSON TO RIDGELY TORRENCE - PLAYWRIGHT by GEORGIA DOUGLAS JOHNSON DOWN BY THE CARIB SEA: 2. LOS CIGARILLOS by JAMES WELDON JOHNSON |