NEW ZEALAND VERSE.
THE £AST CRUSADE. "Who's bound -for Palestine, And the Garden of the Road? Who'll, buy the peace of Palestine, heart's best blood ?'* "I'from cliff Normandy, , v . f - And -"I. from old Gulenne, ■•■■•,' '. : ' With all my piping troubadours, . " ' And merry Jongleur men." : . "Go back* ye knights o' Normandy, And song men of tbe South; The sudden red is on yqur blade, .: And folly in your .mouth.". ■ ■■'.''. : "Who's bound fop Palestine, And blessed Olivet, Again upon the iHill of Dread The holy cross to set?" ■ "I frohv.rdyal Winchester, ; . Where England hears the bell," ■ And, "I from heady Sicily, ,' >.. ■. , r Where the fire fiends dwell. , ' ■ "Go back; live out your squiring"days, '■:■.■■ The henchmen of the Lord, Before you bathe in Heaven's dew, '•' . .The knightly; proven sword." ''Who's, bound .'for , - Palestine, To raise her from the dead, ....... And bid the dewy rose again In Sharon lift its head?" "I from mighty London's hold,' ... Her Babel mart and quay," ■" .':''■■■ i And, *;i from the Western Babylon, . The freje and the unfree. .... ."Go-back; your hands are pale and full-)' , . Of the dim yellow gold. O, dreamed you then the Holy Land Were lightly bought or sold?" "Who's bound for Palestine,' . Zion to redeem, . And track to starry Bethlehem ■ ■ The ages' euidlng gleamj ,, ..-.■• - ■•" "I from Abtei's land. ' fp. i^ re nnd sea and light— in w«fM hat . du,nb,y cradled dawn in wateU of olden night." ■ "3^^i^ou-lh eßtlne Pass to tne Dran d. k ~ ,E88,E Chri.tch«ca.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/AS19260220.2.193
Bibliographic details
Auckland Star, Volume LVII, Issue 43, 20 February 1926, Page 22
Word Count
241NEW ZEALAND VERSE. Auckland Star, Volume LVII, Issue 43, 20 February 1926, Page 22
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Auckland Star. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Acknowledgements
This newspaper was digitised in partnership with Auckland Libraries.