Christmas Carol Poem by Felicia Dorothea Hemans

Christmas Carol

Rating: 2.9


FAIR Gratitude! in strain sublime,
Swell high to heav'n thy tuneful zeal;
And, hailing this auspicious time,
Kneel, Adoration! kneel!

CHORUS.
For lo! the day, th' immortal day,
When Mercy's full, benignant ray,
Chas'd ev'ry gathering cloud away,
And pour'd the noon of light!
Rapture! be kindling, mounting, glowing.
While from thine eye the tear is flowing,
Pure, warm, and bright!

'Twas on this day, oh, love divine!
The orient star's effulgence rose;
Then wak'd the moon, whose eye benign,
Shall never, never close!

CHORUS.
Messiah! be thy Name ador'd;
Eternal, high, redeeming Lord!
By grateful worlds be anthems pour'd,
Emanuel! Prince of Peace!
This day, from Heav'n's empyreal dwelling,
Harp, lyre, and voice, in concert swelling,
Bade discord cease!

Wake the loud Pæan, tune the voice,
Children of heav'n and sons of earth!
Seraphs and men! exult, rejoice,
To bless the Saviour's birth!

CHORUS.
Devotion! light thy purest fire!
Transport! on cherub-wing aspire!
Praise! wake to him thy golden lyre,
Strike ev'ry thrilling chord!
While at the ark of Mercy kneeling,
We own thy grace, reviving, healing,
Redeemer! Lord!

COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Syed Amjad Ali 21 February 2016

i read the poem in my grade 10 back in 1982...Today i read it again and it erects my enthusiasm... salute to the courageous boy and to the poetess... It was a part of the English curriculum then...

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Sara Militello 01 November 2015

Your poetry is so far above what I can write I feel unworthy to judge it. Your usage of single words to convey whole meaning reminds me of Emily Dickinson. I will be revisiting your poems often. I give this one a 10+ also.

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