Sungleams Rondeaux and Sonnets. By the Rev. Richard Wilton |
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XX. “A LITTLE CHILD SHALL LEAD THEM.”
“A little Child shall lead them.”—See Him lieIn utter weakness on His Mother's knee,
Who in His eyes, as in a well, may see,
When none else seeth, starry mysteries high.
Sinless He is, and yet I hear Him sigh:
Pure as fresh-fallen snow, and yet not free
From touch of suffering which He bears for me,
Answering the angels' song with sorrow's cry.
Who can resist that Everlasting Child?
Shall He not lead us with His gentle eye,
Shall He not rule us with His sceptre mild?
Perforce we lay our harsher natures by,
Though fierce as leopards, and as lions wild,
And kiss His feet and own His sovereignty!
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