. The Baptistery, or, The way of eternal life. cords of love to weave a crown,And bring the golden vision down;—The Jubilee of Heaven and earth,To celebrate their Makers that high vision shall create,And make that land the Heavenly gate. Lord, I would speak of Thee aright,And meekly : if a poets mightMoulds in my soul its chains of fire,Then would my burning thoughts aspire,Above all earthly things, to beThe bard of Thy nativity ! But better if my heart expressThy childhood in its lowliness;—Alas, and was Thy cradle bareOf all the welcome Earth could spare ?My heart is now a shed

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. The Baptistery, or, The way of eternal life. cords of love to weave a crown,And bring the golden vision down;—The Jubilee of Heaven and earth,To celebrate their Makers that high vision shall create,And make that land the Heavenly gate. Lord, I would speak of Thee aright,And meekly : if a poets mightMoulds in my soul its chains of fire,Then would my burning thoughts aspire,Above all earthly things, to beThe bard of Thy nativity ! But better if my heart expressThy childhood in its lowliness;—Alas, and was Thy cradle bareOf all the welcome Earth could spare ?My heart is now a shed more rude,And sterner is the solitude ;Darker my spirits night, while soundRemorseful memories, like the wind;And restless passions, prowling round,Therein an entrance strive to Thou within so mean a shed,So vile a manger lay Thine head ?m2 164 THE BIRTH OF CHRIST &C. If so, all things the foulest thereShall in Thy countenance stand bare,But should they catch Thy gleam DivineShall like an Eastern palace shine. - y\ fc: r\

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