VVINES branching stillyShade the open door,In the house of Zion’s Lily,Cleanly and poor.O brighter than wild laurelThe Babe bounds in her hand,The King, who for apparelHath but a swaddling-band,And sees her heavenlier smiling than stars in His command!Soon, mystic changesPart Him from her breast,Yet there awhile He rangesGardens of rest:Yea, she the first to ponderOur ransom and recall,Awhile may rock Him underHer young curls’ fall,Against that only sinless love-loyal heart of all.What shall inure HimUnto the deadly dream,When the tetrarch shall abjure Him,The thief blaspheme,And scribe and soldier jostleAbout the shameful Tree,And even an ApostleDemand to touch and see?—But she hath kissed her Flower where the Wounds are to be.
VVINES branching stillyShade the open door,In the house of Zion’s Lily,Cleanly and poor.O brighter than wild laurelThe Babe bounds in her hand,The King, who for apparelHath but a swaddling-band,And sees her heavenlier smiling than stars in His command!Soon, mystic changesPart Him from her breast,Yet there awhile He rangesGardens of rest:Yea, she the first to ponderOur ransom and recall,Awhile may rock Him underHer young curls’ fall,Against that only sinless love-loyal heart of all.What shall inure HimUnto the deadly dream,When the tetrarch shall abjure Him,The thief blaspheme,And scribe and soldier jostleAbout the shameful Tree,And even an ApostleDemand to touch and see?—But she hath kissed her Flower where the Wounds are to be.
VVINES branching stillyShade the open door,In the house of Zion’s Lily,Cleanly and poor.O brighter than wild laurelThe Babe bounds in her hand,The King, who for apparelHath but a swaddling-band,And sees her heavenlier smiling than stars in His command!
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VINES branching stilly
Shade the open door,
In the house of Zion’s Lily,
Cleanly and poor.
O brighter than wild laurel
The Babe bounds in her hand,
The King, who for apparel
Hath but a swaddling-band,
And sees her heavenlier smiling than stars in His command!
Soon, mystic changesPart Him from her breast,Yet there awhile He rangesGardens of rest:Yea, she the first to ponderOur ransom and recall,Awhile may rock Him underHer young curls’ fall,Against that only sinless love-loyal heart of all.
Soon, mystic changes
Part Him from her breast,
Yet there awhile He ranges
Gardens of rest:
Yea, she the first to ponder
Our ransom and recall,
Awhile may rock Him under
Her young curls’ fall,
Against that only sinless love-loyal heart of all.
What shall inure HimUnto the deadly dream,When the tetrarch shall abjure Him,The thief blaspheme,And scribe and soldier jostleAbout the shameful Tree,And even an ApostleDemand to touch and see?—But she hath kissed her Flower where the Wounds are to be.
What shall inure Him
Unto the deadly dream,
When the tetrarch shall abjure Him,
The thief blaspheme,
And scribe and soldier jostle
About the shameful Tree,
And even an Apostle
Demand to touch and see?—
But she hath kissed her Flower where the Wounds are to be.