O, lovely Easter lilies Perfumed with fragrance rare; O, lilies pure and spotless, O, lilies sweet and fair! O, splendid Easter lilies, What is your mission, say? What message do you bring me On this glad Easter day? O, pretty snow-white lilies, This Easter morn you bring A message from my Saviour, A message from my King. O, perfect Easter lilies, A lesson unto me You've taught, this Easter morning, Of spotless purity! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...PREPARATORY MEDITATIONS, 1ST SERIES: 32 by EDWARD TAYLOR REALISM by ARTHUR CHRISTOPHER BENSON THE BARREN MOORS by WILLIAM ELLERY CHANNING (1817-1901) MY AUNT'S SPECTRE by EDWARD JAMES MORTIMER COLLINS BY WAY OF PREFACE (A REVERIE) by HENRY AUSTIN DOBSON ALPINE VIOLETS; IMITATED FROM DE BELLAY by JOHN GOULD FLETCHER |