They have brought gold and spices to my King, Incense and precious stuffs and ivory; O holy Mother mine, what can I bring That so my Lord may deign to look on me? They sing a sweeter song than I can sing, All crowned and glorified exceedingly; I, bound on earth, weep for my trespassing, They sing the song of love in Heaven, set free. Then answered me my Mother, and her voice, Spake to my heart, yea, answered in my heart: Sing, saith He, to the Heavens, to Earth, rejoice; Thou, also, lift thy heart to Him above; He seeks not thine, but thee, such as thou art, For lo! His banner over thee is Love. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...QUATRAIN: FATE by RALPH WALDO EMERSON GLADYS AND HER ISLAND; AN IMPERFECT TALE WITH DOUBTFUL MORAL by JEAN INGELOW THE VISION OF SIR LAUNFAL by JAMES RUSSELL LOWELL TELLING THE BEES (A COLONIAL CUSTOM) by LIZETTE WOODWORTH REESE TO THE SHIP OF STATE by FRANKLIN PIERCE ADAMS |