EASTER LILY

Angels of Earth, of purest 

radiance wrought,

the chancel you brighten,

your light I sought.

Ancient swathes you

bedeck, Gethsemane's hill,

where the Good Shepherd 

bowed to Heaven's will.

From His sorrow you rose

for man to cheer,

for the pilgrim to guide

thro' hope and fear.

His resurrection shall you

glad proclaim,

all eager hearts touch with

Eastertide's flame.

Your perfume in wreathes

to the skies ascends,

woods and fields hallows,

Nature's own incense.

Chime, fragrant bells,

petalled heralds of birth,

Spring's message bear

to ev'ry child on Earth.

© 2015 Lily's Verse

Lilium Candidum

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