A Candle for a Maid
- Twixt crib and cross
Twixt straw and bark
Twixt holly and thorn
Twixt light and dark:
A candle for a maid
Twixt happy and sad. - Bound gloom and gold
Bound Smoke and blood,
Bound myrrh and tomb,
Bound star and cloud:
A candle for a maid
Bound Swaddle and shroud. - Raised love from hate
Raised plough from sword
Raised life from death
Raised flesh from Word:
A candle for a maid
Who bore Our Lord.