Loving looks the large-eyed cow, <br />Loving stares the long-eared ass <br />At Heaven's glory in the grass! <br />Child, with added human birth <br />Come to bring the child of earth <br />Glad repentance, tearful mirth, <br />And a seat beside the hearth <br />At the Father's knee- <br />Make us peaceful as thy cow; <br />Make us patient as thine ass; <br />Make us quiet as thou art now; <br />Make us strong as thou wilt be. <br />Make us always know and see <br />We are his as well as thou.<br /><br />George MacDonald<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/a-christmas-prayer-6/
