Each week we carefully curate a collection of poems that resonate with the lectionary readings for that week (Narrative Lectionary and Revised Common Lectionary).
*** Revised Common Lectionary ***
Lectionary Reading: Matthew 25:14-30
CLASSIC POEM:
Behold the Bridegroom Cometh
George F. Root
Our lamps are trimm’d and burning,
Our robes are white and clean,
We’ve tarried for the Bridegroom,
O may we enter in?
We know we’ve nothing worthy
That we can call our own–
The light, the oil, the robes we wear,
Are all from Him alone.
Behold, the Bridegroom cometh!
And all may enter in,
Whose lamps are trimm’d and burning,
Whose robes are white and clean.
Go forth, go forth to meet Him,
The way is open now,
All lighted with the glory
That’s streaming from His brow.
Accept the invitation
Beyond deserving kind;
Make no delay, but take your lamps,
And joy eternal find.
Behold, the Bridegroom cometh!
And all may enter in,
Whose lamps are trimm’d and burning,
Whose robes are white and clean.
We see the marriage splendor
Within the open door;
We know that those who enter
Are blest for evermore.
We see He is more lovely
Than all the sons of men,
But still we know the door once shut,
Will never ope again.
Behold, the Bridegroom cometh!
And all may enter in,
Whose lamps are trimm’d and burning,
Whose robes are white and clean.
*** This poem is in the public domain,
and may be read in a live-streamed worship service.
CONTEMPORARY POEM:
Matthew XXV: 30
Jorge Luis Borges
SNIPPET:
The first bridge, Constitution Station. At my feet
the shunting trains trace iron labyrinths.
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This is a great site. Looking forward to your selections for the Reign of Christ. Will they be up soon?
Patrick, the poems in this post are for Reign of Christ Sunday. When creating the post, I forgot to indicate that the 25th Sunday after Pentecost and Reign of Christ Sunday are synonymous . I have edited the post, adding a note that this is also Reign of Christ Sunday.
Thanks for bringing this error to my attention,
Chris Smith