I Know A Baby, Such A Baby
July 5, 2023Goblin Market
July 5, 2023Herself A Rose Who Bore The Rose
Herself a rose, who bore the Rose,
She bore the Rose and felt its thorn.
All loveliness new-born
Took on her bosom its repose,
And slept and woke there night and morn.
Lily herself, she bore the one
Fair Lily; sweeter, whiter, far
Than she or others are:
The Sun of Righteousness her Son,
She was His morning star.
She gracious, He essential Grace,
He was the Fountain, she the rill:
Her goodness to fulfil
And gladness, with proportioned pace
He led her steps through good and ill.
Christ’s mirror she of grace and love,
Of beauty and of life and death:
By hope and love and faith
Transfigured to His likeness, ‘Dove,
Spouse, Sister, Mother,’ Jesus saith.
Christina Georgina Rossetti
Christina Georgina Rossetti (1830-1894) was an English poet and member of the Pre-Raphaelite movement. Her work often explores themes of love, death, and religious devotion. Her notable works include "Goblin Market," "In the Bleak Midwinter," and "Remember."