As I was going to Bethlehem town Upon the earth I cast me down All underneath a tree, That whispered in this wise to me: "Oh! I shall stand on Calvary And bear what burthen saveth thee!" As up I fared to Bethlehem town I met a shepherd coming down, And thus he quoth: "A wondrous sight Hath spread before mine eyes this night. An angel host most fair to see, That sang full sweetly of a tree That shall uplift on Calvary What burthen saveth you and me." And as I got to Bethlehem town, Lo, Wise Men came and brought the crown, And while the Infant smiling slept Upon their knees they fell and wept; But with her Babe upon her knee Naught recked that mother of the tree That should uplift on Calvary What burthen saveth all and me. Again I walk in Bethlehem town, And think on Him that wears the crown. I may not kiss His feet again, Nor worship Him as I did then; My King hath died upon the tree And hath outpoured on Calvary What Blood redeemeth you and me! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE CENSUS-TAKER by ROBERT FROST YEARS OF THE MODERN by WALT WHITMAN THE TENT ON THE BEACH: 8. THE CABLE HYMN by JOHN GREENLEAF WHITTIER LOVE AND LIFE. A SONG by JOHN WILMOT CORYDON by LUCIUS MORRIS BEEBE |