THE CHRISTMAS CHILD.
"Little one, who straight hast comeDown the heavenly stair,
Tell us all about your home,
And the father there."
"He is such a one as I,
Like as like can be.
Do his will, and, by and by,
Home and him you'll see."
- George MacDonald, from Poetical Works of George MacDonald, volume 2, from Project Gutenberg (public domain).
2 comments:
You know, that's really like '' that close already to fitting the meter for Brahm's lullaby. Just a few tweaks ...
Little one, straight has come
Down the heavenly stair
Tell us all 'bout your home
And the father there
[Here you'd have to add something to fill out the meter. Maybe:
Christ our King,
Christmas child,
Come to us and be with us.
Christ our King,
Christmas child,
Come and stay with us here.
(Though I'm not 100% satisfied with the last line)]
...
He is such a one as I,
Like as like can be
Do his will and by and by
His home and him you'll see
(& Fill out the meter with the "Christmas child" addition again)
It could work ...
Take care & God bless
Anne / WF
If anyone actually wanted to use the little lines I'd added, I'll call them public domain.
I've seen (and heard) a lot worse.
Thanks!
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