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Show - I Chri&mas Sonnets ' CHRIST Day-apring, Deliverer, Just and Holy One, The war, th Faithful Witness, Prince of ' Peace, The bread of God, Lord of our righteousness, righteous-ness, Our Pasaover, True Vine and Cornerstone, Adam the Second, only-begotten Son, mage of God, desire of every race, -. Our Chancellor, our advocate for grace, The Morning Star, Horn of Salvation, Root and offspring of David, Israel's Lamb, Shepherd of Bouls, Emanuel, the I Am, The Firat and Last, Salvation's only lame, Our yesterday-today-for-aye the ww, ' Light of the world end conqueru of death. Author and Finisher of our Faith. . . . V - "jESUS ' .- Chriat-dazzled eyes we turn how comfortably comfort-ably To Thee, O Gentle Friend, sweet Naza- renel ' . V . . John-like upon thy-bosom fain to lean. O eyea we love to look in 1 eyea that see Beneath our fault's our human frailty Forgiving eyes I And hands so strong and clean We love to feel our frail hands nestling in; We kite the white scars where thine agony -Once flow'd for us, and in our grateful bliss So filled are we with Christ love wa are fain To separate even Judas from his kiss, And if we have them, say to our enemies, " Tomorrow meet with me in Paradise." ORELIA KEY BELL. , ' .-' " |