Religion
A Father to a Mother
From The poetical works of George MacDonald in two volumes — Volume 1
Religion
When God's own child came down to earth,
High heaven was very glad;
The angels sang for holy mirth;
Not God himself was sad!
Shall we, when ours goes homeward, fret?
Come, Hope, and wait on Sorrow!
The little one will not forget;
It's only till to-morrow!
Cite this poem
MLA
MacDonald, George. “A Father to a Mother.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/macdonald/108/.
Chicago
MacDonald, George. “A Father to a Mother.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/macdonald/108/.
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