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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.
THE JOYOUS MYSTERIES
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.
THE JOYOUS MYSTERIES
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.
THE JOYOUS MYSTERIES
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
THE JOYOUS MYSTERIES
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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THE DOLOROUS MYSTERIES
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^^
THE DOLOROUS MYSTERIES
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.
THE DOLOROUS MYSTERIES
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
THE DOLOROUS MYSTERIES
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
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ptasKalene, earls,it toas get trarfe, unto tije
THE GLORIOUS MYSTERIES
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.
THE GLORIOUS MYSTERIES
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.
THE GLORIOUS MYSTERIES
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.
THE GLORIOUS MYSTERIES
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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