W. Garrett Horder, comp. The Poets’ Bible: New Testament. 1895.
Blind Bartimeus
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (18071882)B
Of Jericho in darkness waits;
He hears a crowd;—he hears a breath
Say, “It is Christ of Nazareth!”
And calls, in tones of agony,
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Blind Bartimeus, hold thy peace!
But still, above the noisy crowd,
The beggar’s cry is shrill and loud;
Until they say, “He calleth thee!”
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The crowd, “What wilt thou at my hands?
And he replies, “Oh, give me light!
Rabbi, restore the blind man’s sight!”
And Jesus answers, [Greek]
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In darkness and in misery,
Recall those mighty Voices Three,
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