The Burning Babe a Christmas poem by Robert Southwell

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Robert Southwell
Nationality - English
Lifespan - 1561 - 1595
Educated abroad, mainly at Douai, in France
Priest - Tortured and Martyred for his faith
Famous work - St. Peter's Complaint

 

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The Burning Babe a Christmas poem by Robert Southwell

Make it Snow !

As I in hoary winter's night stood shivering in the snow,
Surprised I was with sudden heat which made my heart to glow;
And lifting up a fearful eye to view what fire was near,
A pretty babe all burning bright did in the air appear;
Who, though scorched with excessive heat, such floods of tears did shed,
As though his floods should quench his flames, which with his tears were fed.
"Alas," quoth he, "but newly born, in fiery heats I fry,
Yet none approach to warm their hearts, or feel my fire but I!
My faultless breast the furnace is, the fuel wounding thorns,
Love is the fire, and sighs the smoke, the ashes shame and scorns;
The fuel justice layeth on, and mercy blows the coals,
The metal in this furnace wrought are men's defiled souls,
For which, as now on fire I am to work them to their good,
So will I melt into a bath to wash them in my blood."
With this he vanished out of sight and swiftly shrunk away,
And straight I called unto mind that it was Christmas Day.


Make it Snow !

The Burning Babe a Christmas poem by Robert Southwell

The Burning Babe a Christmas poem by Robert Southwell

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