Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, HYMN FOR A HOUSEHOLD, by DANIEL MACINTYRE HENDERSON


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HYMN FOR A HOUSEHOLD, by                    
First Line: Lord christ, beneath thy starry dome
Last Line: O man of nazareth, be our guest!
Subject(s): Home; Jesus Christ; Prayer


Lord Christ, beneath thy starry dome
We light this flickering lamp of home,
And where bewildering shadows throng
Uplift our prayer and evensong.
Dost thou, with heaven in thy ken
Seek still a dwelling-place with men,
Wandering the world in ceaseless quest?
O Man of Nazareth, be our guest!

Lord Christ, the bird his nest has found,
The fox is sheltered in his ground,
But dost thou still this dark earth tread
And have no place to lay thy head?
Shepherd of mortals, here behold
A little flock, a wayside fold
That wait thy presence to be blest—
O Man of Nazareth, be our guest!





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