...watry bear Unwept, and welter to the parching wind, Without the meed of som melodious tear. The rayes wn'd with us in endle shew his Godhead true, Can in his swadling bands controul the damned crew. So when the Sun in bed,...

...Sorcerers bear his worshipt Ark. XXV He feels from Juda's Land ..' «', ^ The dreaded Infant's hand, \ X v The rays of Bethlehem blind his dusky eyn; ^ Nor all...Not Typhon huge ending in snaky twine: Our Babe, to shew his Godhead true, Can in his swaddling bands controul the damned crew. XXVI So when the Sun in...

...sabk'floled Sorcerers bear his worshipt Ark XXV He feels from Juda's Land The dredded Infants hand. The rayes of Bethlehem blind his dusky eyn; Nor all the gods...Not Typhon huge ending in snaky twine: Our Babe to shew his Godhead true, Can in his swadling bands controul the damned crew. xxvi So when the Sun in...

...with timbrelled anthems dark The sable-stoled sorcerers bear his worshipped ark. He feels from Judah's land The dreaded infant's hand, The rays of Bethlehem blind his dusky eyne; Nor all the gods beside Longer dare abide, Not Typhon huge ending in snaky twine; Our babe, to...

...shroud; In vain, with timbreled anthems dark, The sable-stoled sorcerers bear his worshiped ark. 220 He feels from Juda's land The dreaded Infant's hand;...dusky eyn; Nor all the gods beside Longer dare abide, 225 Not Typhon huge, ending in snaky twine: Our Babe, to show His godhead true, Can in His swaddling...

...flight ; but they have had their day, they must yield to the incoming era of the new dispensation. •' Nor all the Gods beside Longer dare abide ; Not Typhon huge ending in snaky twine, Our linbe to show his Godhead true Can in his swaddling bauds control the damned crew." The irony here...

...his shroud; In vain, with tirabreled anthems dark, The sable-stoled sorcerers bear his worshiped ark. XXV He feels from Juda's land The dreaded Infant's...Can in his swaddling bands control the damned crew. XXVI So, when the sun in bed Curtained with cloudy red, Pillows his chin upon an orient wave, The flocking...

...setting to the Manger Throne; all the ancient world is there, but to be damned: "Our Babe, to shew his Godhead true Can in his swaddling bands control the damned crew." Crashaw knows mythology, too; yet he kindly brings this stepchild of the Light, not to be cursed, but...

...timhrel'd anthems dark The sable-stoled sorcerers bear his worship'd ark. He feels from Juda's land Tln> dreaded Infant's hand; The rays of Bethlehem blind his dusky eyn. Nor all tin 1 -roils beside Longer diire abide; Nut Typhon huge eiidin-r in snaky twine: i Mir Babe, to show...

...the twenty-fifth stanza symbolically anticipates Christ as divine man and hero-deliverer: . . . Nor Typhon huge ending in snaky twine: Our Babe, to show...Can in his swaddling bands control the damned crew. The pagan infant god strangles the serpent in his cradle, whereas Christ, a meek baby, is so spiritually...