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the stable The night Our Lady came。 Our Lady and Saint Joseph�察 �He
gave them food and bed�察�And Jesus Christ has given him A glory round
his head。
So let the gate swing open However poor the yard�察�
Lest weary people visit you And find their passage barred�察�
Unlatch the door at midnight And let your lantern's glow
Shine out to guide the traveler's feet To you across the snow。
There was a courteous hostler ��He is in Heaven to´night�� He held
Our Lady's bridle And helped her to alight�察�He spread clean straw before
her Whereon she might lie down�察�And Jesus Christ has given him An
everlasting crown。
Unlock the door this evening And let your gate swing
wide�察 �Let all who ask for shelter Come speedily inside。
What if your yard be narrow�拭 �What if your house be small�拭�
There is a Guest is coming Will glorify it all。
There was a joyous hostler Who knelt on Christmas morn Beside the
radiant manger Wherein his Lord was born。 His heart was full of
laughter�察 �His soul was full of bliss When Jesus�察 �on His Mother's lap�察�
Gave him His hand to kiss。
Unbar your heart this evening And keep no stranger out�察�
Take from your soul's great portal The barrier of doubt。 To
humble folk and weary Give hearty welcoming�察 �Your breast
shall be to´morrow The cradle of a King。
The Robe of Christ
��For Cecil Chesterton��
At the foot of the Cross on Calvary Three soldiers sat and diced�察�And
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one of them was the Devil And he won the Robe of Christ。
When the Devil comes in his proper form To the chamber where I
dwell�察 �I know him and make the Sign of the Cross Which drives him
back to Hell。
And when he comes like a friendly man And puts his hand in mine�察�
The fervour in his voice is not From love or joy or wine。
And when he comes like a woman�察 �With lovely�察�smiling eyes�察�Black
dreams float over his golden head Like a swarm of carrion flies。
Now many a million tortured souls In his red halls there be�此 �Why
does he spend his subtle craft In hunting after me�拭�
Kings�察 �queens and crested warriors Whose memory rings through
time�察 �These are his prey�察 �and what to him Is this poor man of rhyme�察�
That he�察 �with such laborious skill�察 �Should change from role to role�察�
Should daily act so many a part To get my little soul�拭�
Oh�察�he can be the forest�察 �And he can be the sun�察�Or a buttercup�察�or an
hour of rest When the weary day is done。
I saw him through a thousand veils�察 �And has not this sufficed�拭�Now�察�
must I look on the Devil robed In the radiant Robe of Christ�拭�
He comes�察 �and his face is sad and mild�察�With thorns his head is
crowned�察�There are great bleeding wounds in his feet�察 �And in each hand
a wound。
How can I tell�察 �who am a fool�察 �If this be Christ or no�拭 �Those
bleeding hands outstretched to me� �Those eyes that love me so� �
I see the Robe I look I hope I fear but there is one Who will
direct my troubled mind�察 �Christ's Mother knows her Son。
O Mother of Good Counsel�察�lend Intelligence to me� �Encompass me
with wisdom�察 �Thou Tower of Ivory� �
;This is the Man of Lies�察─�she says�察 �Disguised with fearful art�此�He
has the wounded hands and feet�察 �But not the wounded heart。;
Beside the Cross on Calvary She watched them as they diced。 She
saw the Devil join the game And win the Robe of Christ。
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The Singing Girl
��For the Rev。 Edward F。 Garesche�察�S。 J。��
There was a little maiden In blue and silver drest�察�She sang to God in
Heaven And God within her breast。
It flooded me with pleasure�察 �It pierced me like a sword�察�When this
young maiden sang�此 �My soul Doth magnify the Lord。;
The stars sing all together And hear the angels sing�察 �But they said
they had never heard So beautiful a thing。
Saint Mary and Saint Joseph�察 �And Saint Elizabeth�察�Pray for us poets
now And at the hour of death。
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The Annunciation
��For Helen Parry Eden��
;Hail Mary�察�full of grace�察─�the Angel saith。 Our Lady bows her head�察�
and is ashamed�察 �She has a Bridegroom Who may not be named�察 �Her
mortal flesh bears Him Who conquers death。 Now in the dust her spirit
grovelleth�察 �Too bright a Sun before her eyes has flamed�察 �Too fair a
herald joy too high proclaimed�察�And human lips have trembled in God's
breath。
O Mother´Maid�察 �thou art ashamed to cover With thy white self�察�
whereon no stain can be�察 �Thy God�察 �Who came from Heaven to be thy
Lover�察 �Thy God�察�Who came from Heaven to dwell in thee。 About thy
head celestial legions hover�察 �Chanting the praise of thy humility。
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Roses
��For Katherine Bregy��
I went to gather roses and twine them in a ring�察�For I would make a
posy�察�a posy for the King。 I got an hundred roses�察�the loveliest there be�察�
From the white rose vine and the pink rose bush and from the red rose
tree。
But when I took my posy and laid it at His feet I found He had His
roses a million times more sweet。 There was a scarlet blossom upon each
foot and hand�察 �And a great pink rose bloomed from His side for the
healing of the land。
Now of this fair and awful King there is this marvel told�察 �That He
wears a crown of linked thorns instead of one of gold。 Where there are
thorns are roses�察�and I saw a line of red�察�A little wreath of roses around His
radiant head。
A red rose is His Sacred Heart�察 �a white rose is His face�察 �And His
breath has turned the barren world to a rich and flowery place。 He is the
Rose of Sharon�察 �His gardener am I�察�And I shall drink His fragrance in
Heaven when I die。
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The Visitation
��For Louise Imogen Guiney��
There is a wall of flesh before the eyes Of John�察�who yet perceives
and hails his King。 It is Our Lady's painful bliss to bring Before mankind
the Glory of the skies。 Her cousin feels her womb's sweet burden rise
And leap with joy�察�and she comes forth to sing�察 �With trembling mouth�察�
her words of welcoming。 She knows her hidden God�察�and prophesies。
Saint John�察�pray for us�察�weary souls that tarry Where life is withered
by sin's deadly breath。 Pray for us�察�whom the dogs of Satan harry�察 �Saint
John�察�Saint Anne�察�and Saint Elizabeth。 And�察�Mother Mary�察�give us Christ
to carry Within our hearts�察�that we may conquer death。
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Multiplication
��For S。 M。 E。��
I take my leave�察 �with sorrow�察 �of Him I love so well�察 �I look my last
upon His small and radiant prison´cell�察�O happy lamp� �to serve Him with
never ceasing light� �O happy flame� �to tremble forever in His sight� �
I leave the holy quiet for the loudly human train�察�And my heart that He
has breathed upon is filled with lonely pain。 O King�察�O Friend�察�O Lover� �
What sorer grief can be In all the reddest depths of Hell than banishment
from Thee�拭�
But from my window as I speed across the sleeping land I see the
towns and villages wherein His houses stand。 Above the roofs I see a cross
outlined against the night�察�And I know that there my Lover dwells in His
sacramental might。
Dominions kneel before Him�察�and Powers kiss His feet�察�Yet for me He
keeps His weary watch in the turmoil of the street�此 �The King of Kings
awaits me�察�wherever I may go�察�O who am I that He should deign to love
and serve me so�拭�
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Thanksgiving
��For John Bunker��
The roar of the world is in my ears。 Thank God for the roar of the
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