Anthology of Massachusetts Poets

<h2><SPAN name="chap35"></SPAN>HYMNS AND ANTHEMS SUNG AT WELLESLEY COLLEGE</h2> <h5>I</h5> <h5>MOUNT CARMEL</h5> <p class="poem"> Where art Thou, O my Lord?<br/> Mount Carmel saw the throng<br/> Of priests and heard the song;<br/> To Baal was their call&mdash;<br/> From morn till night did fall.<br/> <br/> Where art Thou, O my Lord?<br/> Again Mount Carmel heard<br/> Not in the spoken word,<br/> Not in the earthquake&rsquo;s shock,<br/> Not in the rending rock<br/> <br/> Where art Thou, O my Lord?<br/> The still voice softly speaks;<br/> Each soul it swiftly seeks<br/> Not in the thunder roll,<br/> But in the inmost soul.<br/></p> <h5>II</h5> <h5>VESPER HYMN</h5> <p class="poem"> Send peaceful sleep, O Lord, this night,<br/> To keep us till the morning light;<br/> And let no vision of alarm<br/> Come near to do Thy children harm<br/> <br/> Within Thy circling arms we lie,<br/> O God, in Thine infinity;<br/> Our souls in quiet shall abide<br/> Beset with love on every side.<br/></p> <h5>III</h5> <h5>THIS IS THAT BREAD</h5> <p>This is that Bread that came down from Heaven, he that eateth of this Bread shall live forever.</p> <p class="poem"> Bread on which angels feed,<br/> Bread for the spirit&rsquo;s need<br/> By faith receiving,<br/> New life do Thou impart,<br/> New strength to every heart,<br/> Pure love of God Thou art<br/> To us believing.<br/></p> <h5>IV</h5> <h5>O SLOW OF HEART</h5> <p>O slow of heart to believe! Ought Christ not to have suffered these things and to enter into His Glory?</p> <p class="poem"> Quicken, Lord, my fainting heart,<br/> Touch my eyes that they may see,<br/> Let me know Thee as Thou art.<br/> Life and Immortality.<br/></p> <h5>V</h5> <h5>ALL HAIL TO THEE, CHILD JESUS</h5> <p class="poem"> All hail to Thee, child Jesus!<br/> As the brooding darkness flies<br/> At the swift approach of day,<br/> Sun of righteousness, arise,<br/> Chase the gloom of night away.<br/> Great Prince of Peace, come to thine own,<br/> And build in every heart Thy throne.<br/> <br/> Come to shed Thy healing balm<br/> On all nations of the earth,<br/> Child Jesus, come with holy calm,<br/> How we hail thy wondrous birth.<br/> Great Prince of Peace, come to Thine own,<br/> And build in every heart Thy throne.<br/> All hail to Thee, Child Jesus!<br/></p> <h5>VI</h5> <h5>THE WINE-PRESS</h5> <p class="poem"> Who is this that comes from Edom<br/> In such glorious array,<br/> With his festal garments gleaming,<br/> Travelling on his royal way<br/> With a face majestic, calm and grave?<br/> I that speak in righteousness, mighty to save.<br/> <br/> Why is thy apparel crimson,<br/> Why is all thy garments&rsquo; pride<br/> Stained as in the time of vintage<br/> And with blood-red-color dyed?<br/> Because of helpers I had none&mdash;<br/> I have trodden the wine-press alone.<br/></p> <h5>VII</h5> <h5>WAKEN, SHEPHERDS!</h5> <p class="poem"> (Angels) Hosanna! Hosanna! Hosanna!<br/> (Shepherds) Waken, Shepherds, waken;<br/> Whence this glowing light?<br/> Ere the dawn of morning,<br/> Solemn signs of warning<br/> Portent of affright!<br/> <br/> (Angels) Courage, Shepherds, courage!<br/> Banish your dismay,<br/> or ye all are saved.<br/> In the town of David<br/> Christ is born to-day.<br/> <br/> (Shepherds) Harken, Shepherds, harken,<br/> Hear the angels sing!<br/> Jehovah sends a token,<br/> He himself hath spoken<br/> To proclaim our King.<br/> <br/> (Angels) Hasten, Shepherds, hasten,<br/> This shall be your sign;<br/> Where the kine are stabled,<br/> In a manger cradled<br/> Lies the Child Divine.<br/> <br/> (Shepherds and Angels) Angels, Shepherds, People,<br/> Shout the glad refrain!<br/> Joy to every nation<br/> Bringing full salvation,<br/> Christ has come to reign.<br/> Hosanna! Hosanna! Hosanna!<br/></p> <p class="left"> CAROLINE HAZARD</p> <div style="break-after:column;"></div><br />