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EASTER POEMS & POETRY
Welcome to easter poems -
-you will find a wide selection of Poems at Poem4Today.
Poetry is an excellent way of expressing our thoughts at this time of
thought and celebration. You may wish to use poetry during an
Easter service, for your own meditation, or as a family reading on
Easter Day.
If you would like more ideas for best poems for easter and some
great ideas, visit Special Moments link.
I hope you enjoy these two christian inspirational poems that I have
chosen, both with a religious theme.
Easter
George Herbert (1593-1632)
I got me flowers to straw Thy way,
I got me boughs off many a tree;
But Thou wast up by break of day,
And brought'st Thy sweets along with Thee.
Yet though my flowers be lost, they say
A heart can never come too late;
Teach it to sing Thy praise this day,
And then this day my life shall date.
The Shadow of the Cross
John McCrae (1872-1918)
At the drowsy dusk when the shadows creep
From the golden west, where the sunbeams sleep,
An angel mused: "Is there good or ill
In the mad world's heart, since on Calvary's hill
'Round the cross a mid-day twilight fell
That darkened earth and o'ershadowed hell?"
Through the streets of a city the angel sped;
Like an open scroll men's hearts he read.
In a monarch's ear his courtiers lied
And humble faces hid hearts of pride.
Men's hate waxed hot, and their hearts grew cold,
As they haggled and fought for the lust of gold.
Despairing, he cried, "After all these years
Is there naught but hatred and strife and tears?"
He found two waifs in an attic bare;
-- A single crust was their meagre fare --
One strove to quiet the other's cries,
And the love-light dawned in her famished eyes
As she kissed the child with a motherly air:
"I don't need mine, you can have my share."
Then the angel knew that the earthly cross
And the sorrow and shame were not wholly loss.
At dawn, when hushed was earth's busy hum
And men looked not for their Christ to come,
From the attic poor to the palace grand,
The King and the beggar went hand in hand.
An Easter Offering
Blance Burbank
I watched a lily through the Lenten-tide;
From when its emerald sheath first pierced the mould.
I saw the satin blades uncurl, unfold,
And, softly upward, stretch with conscious pride
Toward the fair sky. At length, the leaves beside,
There came a flower beauteous to behold,
Breathing of purest joy and peace untold;
Its radiance graced the Easter altar-side.
And in my heart there rose a sense of shame
That I, alas, no precious gift had brought
Which could approach the beauty of this thing--
I who had sought to bear the Master's name!
Humbly I bowed while meek repentance wrought,
With silent tears, her chastened offering.
For more ideas for Easter, please visit Special Moments.
Do you have any suggestions for additions to this page, please
email us with your favourite poems.
Thanks for visiting christian easter poems.
-you will find a wide selection of Poems at Poem4Today.
Poetry is an excellent way of expressing our thoughts at this time of
thought and celebration. You may wish to use poetry during an
Easter service, for your own meditation, or as a family reading on
Easter Day.
If you would like more ideas for best poems for easter and some
great ideas, visit Special Moments link.
I hope you enjoy these two christian inspirational poems that I have
chosen, both with a religious theme.
Easter
George Herbert (1593-1632)
I got me flowers to straw Thy way,
I got me boughs off many a tree;
But Thou wast up by break of day,
And brought'st Thy sweets along with Thee.
Yet though my flowers be lost, they say
A heart can never come too late;
Teach it to sing Thy praise this day,
And then this day my life shall date.
The Shadow of the Cross
John McCrae (1872-1918)
At the drowsy dusk when the shadows creep
From the golden west, where the sunbeams sleep,
An angel mused: "Is there good or ill
In the mad world's heart, since on Calvary's hill
'Round the cross a mid-day twilight fell
That darkened earth and o'ershadowed hell?"
Through the streets of a city the angel sped;
Like an open scroll men's hearts he read.
In a monarch's ear his courtiers lied
And humble faces hid hearts of pride.
Men's hate waxed hot, and their hearts grew cold,
As they haggled and fought for the lust of gold.
Despairing, he cried, "After all these years
Is there naught but hatred and strife and tears?"
He found two waifs in an attic bare;
-- A single crust was their meagre fare --
One strove to quiet the other's cries,
And the love-light dawned in her famished eyes
As she kissed the child with a motherly air:
"I don't need mine, you can have my share."
Then the angel knew that the earthly cross
And the sorrow and shame were not wholly loss.
At dawn, when hushed was earth's busy hum
And men looked not for their Christ to come,
From the attic poor to the palace grand,
The King and the beggar went hand in hand.
An Easter Offering
Blance Burbank
I watched a lily through the Lenten-tide;
From when its emerald sheath first pierced the mould.
I saw the satin blades uncurl, unfold,
And, softly upward, stretch with conscious pride
Toward the fair sky. At length, the leaves beside,
There came a flower beauteous to behold,
Breathing of purest joy and peace untold;
Its radiance graced the Easter altar-side.
And in my heart there rose a sense of shame
That I, alas, no precious gift had brought
Which could approach the beauty of this thing--
I who had sought to bear the Master's name!
Humbly I bowed while meek repentance wrought,
With silent tears, her chastened offering.
For more ideas for Easter, please visit Special Moments.
Do you have any suggestions for additions to this page, please
email us with your favourite poems.
Thanks for visiting christian easter poems.
Easter Ideas
at Special Moments
Other great ideas:-
Easter & Christmas tablecloths, table runners & napkins a range of
fine table linen
Beautiful gourmet gift baskets for every occasion including
Christmas, Mother's Day, Father's Day, Easter, Birthdays, Get Well
www.maryholidays.com - Christmas inflatables, air blown inflatables,
holiday inflatable party decorations and more!
Eaester & Mother's Day Gift Baskets - Gift Baskets for all occasions
and Holidays. Themed gift baskets for Pets, birthdays, mothers day
and fathers day. Fruit baskets, teddy bears and so much more.
Everything Ester - eggs, Bunny, costumes, meaning of Easter
Easter & Christmas tablecloths, table runners & napkins a range of
fine table linen
Beautiful gourmet gift baskets for every occasion including
Christmas, Mother's Day, Father's Day, Easter, Birthdays, Get Well
www.maryholidays.com - Christmas inflatables, air blown inflatables,
holiday inflatable party decorations and more!
Eaester & Mother's Day Gift Baskets - Gift Baskets for all occasions
and Holidays. Themed gift baskets for Pets, birthdays, mothers day
and fathers day. Fruit baskets, teddy bears and so much more.
Everything Ester - eggs, Bunny, costumes, meaning of Easter
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