Classic Poem

(Easter Poem)

" Why weepest thou here? " said the Master,
And whom dost thou seek today?
And Mary replied in her sorrow:
" Thy have taken my Lord away.

And I know not where they have laid Him,
Though I've watched since the early morn;
I would take Him away could I find Him,
Oh, Sir! to whence was He borne. "

And the Master with love overflowing,
Said Mary, in accents so sweet,
That she knew her dear Master had spoken,
And with joy she fell at His feet:
Wiped away were the tears of her sorrow,
Her waiting had not been in vain.
In her soul rang the Angel's glad message:
He arose, and He liveth again!

Why weepest thou here waiting Christian,
Know ye not that He's risen today?
That the confines of earth could not hold Him,
And the stone has been rolled away?
Have you waited and watched since the morning?
Then your waiting has not been in vain,
List the voice of His Angel proclaiming,
He arose, and He liveth again!

Why weepest thou too, trembling sinner,
Know ye not of His power to save?
For thy sake over death He has triumphed
For thy sake He arose from the grove.
Wipe away then the tears of thy sorrow,
For your longings have not been in vain,
For thee is the Angel's glad message,
He arose, and He liveth again!