Now the dusky wing of twilight Hovers o'er the weary day, And the ever deeping shadows Slowly steal across our way. Here amid the solemn stillness And the gathering shades of night Sweet it is, O loving Jesu, Thee to seek, our fadeless Light! Yonder lamp before the altar Tells us of Thy presence there, As the wondrous Star of Bethlehem Did Thy dwelling place declare. And we bow in adoration As the Magi knelt of old, Offering Thee our humble tributes With their incense, myrrh, and gold. Grant us like those Kings of the Orient, Ever onward to proceed, Through all dangers, pain, and labor, Wheresoe'er Thy Light may lead; Till our earthly journey ended, We at last may rest with them, Where no shadow veils Thy glory, In the heavenly Bethlehem. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...NOEL: CHRISTMAS EVE, 1913 by ROBERT SEYMOUR BRIDGES THE BAY FIGHT by HENRY HOWARD BROWNELL IN MEMORIAM A.H.H.: 78 by ALFRED TENNYSON ROBERT BURNS by WILLIAM ALEXANDER (1567-1640) THE VIELD PATH by WILLIAM BARNES FRAGMENTS OF A POEM ON THE EXCELLENCE OF CHRISTIANITY by JAMES HAY BEATTIE |