I THE NATIVITY COULD every time-worn heart but see Thee once again, A happy human child, among the homes of men, The age of doubt would pass, -- the vision of Thy face Would silently restore the childhood of the race. II THE FLIGHT INTO EGYPT Thou wayfaring Jesus, a pilgrim and stranger, Exiled from heaven by love at thy birth, Exiled again from thy rest in the manger, A fugitive child 'mid the perils of earth, -- Cheer with thy fellowship all who are weary, Wandering far from the land that they love; Guide every heart that is homeless and dreary, Safe to its home in thy presence above. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...HILL-SIDE TREE by MAXWELL BODENHEIM A LEGEND OF THE NORTHLAND by PHOEBE CARY SONNET: 73 by WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE SUPER FLUMINA BABYLONIS by ALGERNON CHARLES SWINBURNE AN ARMOURY by ALCAEUS OF MYTILENE NOCTURNE by THOMAS BAILEY ALDRICH FRAGMENTS INTENDED FOR DEATH'S JEST-BOOK: MURDERER'S HAUNTED COUCH by THOMAS LOVELL BEDDOES |