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THE ROSARYIN RHYME

THEROSARY

IN RHYMEJOHN B. TABB

MCMX VI

Copyright, 1904, by

Small, Maynard & CompanyIncorporated

TO THERIGHT REVEREND , ^ . X

ALFRED A CURTIS D- D-WITH THE

LOVE AND VENERATIONOF HIS

FIRST SON IN CHRIST

C IT

THE JOYOUS MYSTERIES

I. The Annunciation, 2

II. The Visitation, 6

III. The Nativity, 10

IV. The Presentation, 14

V. The Child in the Temple, 18

THE DOLOROUS MYSTERIESVI. The Agony, 22

VII. The Crown of Thorns, 26

VIII. The Scourging, 30

IX. Carrying the Cross, 34

X. The Crucifixion, 38

THE GLORIOUS MYSTERIESXI. The Resurrection, 42

XII. The Ascension, 46

XIII. Pentecost, 50

XIV. The Assumption, 54

XV. The Coronation of Mary, 58

THE JOYOUS MYSTERIES ;

I. THE ANNUNCIATION

THE ANNUNCIATION

CCUSTOMED in the

highest heights to be,

The Angel bowed in awe,As if, amazed before

Humility,A deeper heaven he saw.

tf) c stKB el came in unto fj ct% |{g i

an& saiti, jijatU nuhe i, as.


II. THE VISITATION

II

THE VISITATION

|IS cloistered God the unborn

messengerExulting, leaped to hear :

His mother in the Motherof her Lord

Interpreting the Word.

STnTr toijetue is tfjis to me ttyat tije

stjoutti cometome? Hufeei,43.


III. THE NATIVITY

Ill

THE NATIVITY

small that lesser

lowliness

Must bow to worship or

caress :

So great that heavenitself to knowLove s majesty must look below.

10

sou In fiorn t^Cs tras, tn

cttg of Batom, atijf ILortr.

Xufteii, tt.


IV. THE PRESENTATION

IVTHE PRESENTATION

HERE, woman, is thine

offeringThe debt of law and love ?" My Babe a tender

nestling is,

And I the Mother-dove."

SlccorDfittfl to ttjat tol)(c!) lain tije latu of tijc HortJ t

pair of turtie-troDes* tAe, 24


V. THE CHILD IN THE TEMPLE

THE CHILD IN THE TEMPLEMONG the sages while

He sat,

And they delighted heard,None knew the Child theywondered at,

Was God s Eternal Word.

18

rf)cr> fount* Jfyini in tijt temple,aitting in tijc mttrst of ti)r Troc=

THE DOLOROUS MYSTERIES

VI. THE AGONY

VITHE AGONY

[ERE, where with bloodysweatThe ground is wet,The brutal thorn is bred

To crown His head :

Dost thou, avenging sod,

Curse home thy God ?

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VII. THE CROWN OF THORNS

VII

THE CROWN OF THORNS

H, wherefore were we torn,

Reluctant, from the bough,To be a mark of scorn

Upon this bleeding Brow ?

O fruit of the Forbidden Tree,Behold the ripened penalty !

tfjrg plattrtr a croton of

ttjotns, anti put it attmt

t^xr/^g^^


VIII. THE SCOURGING

VIII

THE SCOURGING

THONGS, for thirst

Of fiends accurst,Ye quaffed the crimsonflood!

Ah, would that weWho wound, as yeWere guiltless of His blood !

Pilate ttjemore tooft

Jesus anil scourged jK?im.


IX. CARRYING THE CROSS

IX

CARRYING THE CROSS

HEN Christ went up to

Calvary,His load upon Him laid,

Each tree unto its neighbortree

In awful silence said,"

Behold, the Gardener is HeOf Eden and Gethsemane !

"

34


X. THE CRUCIFIXION

THE CRUCIFIXION

HY, O my God, hast Thouforsaken me ?

Not so my Mother ; for

behold and see

She steadfast stands. OFather, shall it be

That she abides when Thou forsakest

me?

Koto tfjere stoott fcg tfje

of Jrsus ??is plottfofon tit, 25

THE GLORIOUS MYSTERIES

XL THE RESURRECTION

I

XITHE RESURRECTION

EHOLD, the night of

sorrow gone,Like Magdalene the tender

DawnGoes forth with love s

anointing sweet,

To kiss again the Master s feet.

42

srtje firt trag of t^e totw cometf)

ptasKalene, earls,it toas get trarfe, unto tije


XII. THE ASCENSION

XII

THE ASCENSION

N Sinai did the cloud,His glory shroud ;

And in the Holy Place

It hid His face.

As now He goes, so

shall ye see

Him come ;a cloud His canopy.

a clotrtr recctbett ]Eitm outof tljetc stflijt. act? i, 0.


XIII. PENTECOST

XIII

PENTECOST

ISCORD the curse of

Babel done,The world, divided, hears

as oneAll hearts revealing

each to each,The new-found harmony of speech.

tfjere appeared unto tfjcmcloben tonflucs, Ufee as of fire.


XIV. THE ASSUMPTION

XIVTHE ASSUMPTION

OR Bethlehem nor Nazareth

Apart from Mary s care,

Nor heaven itself a home for

HimWere not His Mother there.

54

net me see ti)g countenance,let me gear tfjg fcotce,

>on0 of >ol. ii, 14.


XV. THE CORONATION

XVTHE CORONATION OF MARY

HEE, Mother-Queen of

Heaven,He crowned,And not for love alone ;

For in thy bosom first

He foundThe life-spring of His own.

STijerr appeared agreat toontrerin ijeafc rn ; a luoman do tfjrt tu tti)

tije sun, antr tfje moon untrer

fret, antr upon Jjer ici^ a crotiwof ttucllje stavs*

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