As A Child
As a child, the king of angels,
Silently enters his world this day,
Lo, all creation pauses to peer into,
The squalid barn in which he stays.
Heaven quakes with joy and elation,
As Earth trembles in awe at the sight,
Of her infant God served unto her,
So far from safety and heaven’s pure light!
As a child, the king of creation,
Humbles himself before us this day,
Rulers and shepherds have journeyed to gaze in,
Wonder at why a king so sleeps as they pray.
In her heart, his mother adores him,
Joseph prepares for the hour they must flee,
Evil men who conspire to destroy him,
By nailing the babe in Mary’s arms to a tree!
As a child, the kingdom of heaven,
Is unveiled before us this night,
Watch as the scrim is rendered asunder,
As earth and heaven rejoice and reunite.
Lo, the hour the hope of all ages,
Joins again our midst as he brings,
Peace on earth to every nation,
First as a child and then as a king!
About this poem
As A Child tells the Christmas story of Jesus' birth in the context of the cross and His eventual second coming in glory.
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Written on December 18, 1998
Submitted by paulw.71370 on November 15, 2024
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Quick analysis:
| Scheme | XAXXBCDC BAXAEFEF BCDCXXBX |
|---|---|
| Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
| Characters | 924 |
| Words | 201 |
| Stanzas | 3 |
| Stanza Lengths | 8, 8, 8 |
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