Religion
Slain in their high places: fallen on rest
From Verses (1893)
Slain in their high places: fallen on rest
Where the eternal peace lights up their faces,
In God’s sacred acre breast to breast:—
Slain in their high places.
From all tribes, all families, all races,
Gathered home together; east or west
Sending home its tale of gifts and graces.
Twine, oh twine, heaven’s amaranth for their crest,
Raise their praise while home their triumph paces;
Kings by their own King of kings confessed,
Slain in their high places.
Codex Note
Verses (1893), section: New Jerusalem and Its Citizens.
Cite this poem
MLA
Rossetti, Christina. “Slain in their high places: fallen on rest.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/rossetti_c/802/.
Chicago
Rossetti, Christina. “Slain in their high places: fallen on rest.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/rossetti_c/802/.
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