The Minor Poems of Joseph Beaumont ... Edited from the autograph manuscript with introduction and notes by Eloise Robinson |
 |
Newyear Day
|
 |
 | The Minor Poems of Joseph Beaumont |  |
157
Newyear Day
Faind
Janus now forget thy Name,
And both thy faces hide for shame,
The Nobler Face of Heavn & Earth
Are joynd in this Great Infants Birth,
Who in His double Nature now is come
To ope ye Year at Bethlehem, not at Rome.
And both thy faces hide for shame,
The Nobler Face of Heavn & Earth
Are joynd in this Great Infants Birth,
Who in His double Nature now is come
To ope ye Year at Bethlehem, not at Rome.
Shine out blest Year; 'twas not to cause
A Blush, that Blood drop'd on Thy Face,
Those Circumcision Drops will dresse
Thee in bright Purple Blessednesse.
The Paschall Lamb doth sprinkle his most pure
Blood on Times Doore to keep it safe & sure.
A Blush, that Blood drop'd on Thy Face,
Those Circumcision Drops will dresse
Thee in bright Purple Blessednesse.
The Paschall Lamb doth sprinkle his most pure
Blood on Times Doore to keep it safe & sure.
Sweet Earnest of an happy Year,
Which on thy Front all Heavn dost wear
Shine out Faire Day, yt we may see
That fairer Sunne, which smiles in Thee.
Shine out, that Heavn & Earth may have ye Grace
To read ye Name thats printed on thy Face.
Which on thy Front all Heavn dost wear
Shine out Faire Day, yt we may see
That fairer Sunne, which smiles in Thee.
Shine out, that Heavn & Earth may have ye Grace
To read ye Name thats printed on thy Face.
O downe with Heart, & downe wth knee
Tis Hee that made both, whom we see:
Behold how Hell, Earth, Heavn & all
Downe flat to Him in reverence fall.
The radiant Forehead of this noble Day
The Glorious Name of JESUS doth display.
Tis Hee that made both, whom we see:
Behold how Hell, Earth, Heavn & all
Downe flat to Him in reverence fall.
The radiant Forehead of this noble Day
The Glorious Name of JESUS doth display.
| The Minor Poems of Joseph Beaumont | |