Religion
Christmas hath a darkness
From Verses (1893)
Christmas hath a darkness
Brighter than the blazing noon,
Christmas hath a chillness
Warmer than the heat of June,
Christmas hath a beauty
Lovelier than the world can show:
For Christmas bringeth Jesus,
Brought for us so low.
Earth, strike up your music,
Birds that sing and bells that ring;
Heaven hath answering music
For all Angels soon to sing:
Earth, put on your whitest
Bridal robe of spotless snow:
For Christmas bringeth Jesus,
Brought for us so low.
Codex Note
Verses (1893), section: Some Feasts and Fasts / Christmas Eve.
Cite this poem
MLA
Rossetti, Christina. “Christmas hath a darkness.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/rossetti_c/648/.
Chicago
Rossetti, Christina. “Christmas hath a darkness.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/rossetti_c/648/.
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