Poet's Corner.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume X, Issue 498, 27 October 1882, Page 23

Poet's Corner.

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THE CHILD'S WONDERFUL ANSWER. (From the Are Maria.) \ " Out of the mouth of babes, Thou hast perfected praise." " ' Stand the groups, serenely thoughtful, Upward Nfting reverent eyes When; the siarry flowers of heaven Brightly blossom o'er the skies; And they speak—those earnest gaßers— Of the splendors all Divine, That, beyond the fading star-beams, In immortal glory shine. Then a wise and holy Prelate Questions thus that awe-struck band i " Is there anything in heaven That was made by human hand 1" There are aged men and matrons In the upward-gazing throng, • • But to solve that wondrous question They hare vainly pondered long ; And each heart ia strangely burdened ' £ With a weight of mystic fears, \ ? But a lad whose eye ensbrineth Wisdom far beyond his years * ■ - > Enters softly, as the Prelate .' i Thus repeateth bis demand • . ■' " Tell me—is there aught in heaven J',t That was made by human hand ? " ' / Then this thrilling answer faileth „' In a timid, childish tone : 11 In our dear Lord's risen Body, - ' Seated on His fadeless throne, " Are "—(the^sweet lad's voice grows softer, - : And with drooping head he stands) — " Are the Five Wounds of Redemption, Made by cruel human hand* I "

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