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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
MARY'S MANGER-SONG, by WILLIAM CHANNING GANNETT Poet's Biography First Line: Sleep, my little jesus Last Line: Sleep, my jesus, sheep! | |||
Sleep, my little Jesus, On Thy bed of hay, While the shepherds homeward Journey on the way! Mother is Thy shepherd, And will vigil keep; Oh, did the angels wake Thee? Sleep, my Jesus, sleep! Sleep, my little Jesus, While Thou art my own! Ox and ass Thy neighbors, Shalt Thou have a throne? Will they call me blessed? Shall I stand and weep? Oh, be it far, Jehovah! Sleep, my Jesus, sleep! Sleep, my little Jesus, Wonder-baby mine! Well the singing angels Greet Thee as divine. Through my heart, as heaven, Low the echoes sweep Of glory to Jehovah! Sleep, my Jesus, sheep! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...AUNT PHILLIS'S GUEST; ST HELENA ISLAND, SOUTH CAROLINA, 1863 by WILLIAM CHANNING GANNETT IN TWOS by WILLIAM CHANNING GANNETT SUNDAY ON THE HILL-TOP by WILLIAM CHANNING GANNETT THE HILLS OF THE LORD by WILLIAM CHANNING GANNETT THE STREAM OF FAITH by WILLIAM CHANNING GANNETT MISSING THE BO IN THE HENHOUSE by HAYDEN CARRUTH THEY PRAISE THE SUN by JOHN CROWE RANSOM THE FOREST MAID by WILLIAM CULLEN BRYANT LINES TO WILLIAM LINLEY WHILE HE SANG A SONG TO PURCELL'S MUSIC by SAMUEL TAYLOR COLERIDGE |
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