. . . . . . . . . . . to the King. Thou art the wall-stone that the workmen of old Rejected from the work. Well it befits thee To become the head of the kingly hall, 5 To join in one the giant walls In thy fast embrace, the flint unbroken; That through all the earth every eye may see And marvel evermore, O mighty Prince, Declare thy accomplishments through the craft of thy hand, 10 Truth-fast, triumphant, and untorn from its place Leave wall against wall. For the work it is needful That the Craftsman should come and the King himself And raise that roof that lies ruined and decayed, Fallen from its frame. He formed that body, 15 The Lord of life, and its limbs of clay, And shall free from foemen the frightened in heart, The downcast band, as he did full oft. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2. Hymn to Jerusalem 50 O vision of happiness! holy Jerusalem! Fairest of king's thrones! fortress of Christ! The home-seat of angels, where the holy alone, The souls of the righteous, shall find rest unceasing, Exulting in triumph. No trace of sin 55 Shall be made manifest in that mansion of bliss, But all faults shall flee afar from thee, All crime and conflict; thou art covered with glory Of highest hope, as thy holy name showest. Cast now thy gaze on the glorious creation, 60 How around thee the roomy roof of heaven Looks on all sides, how the Lord of Hosts Seeks thee in his course and comes himself, And adopts thee to dwell in, as in days agone In words of wisdom the wise men said, 65 Proclaimed Christ's birth as a comfort to thee, Thou choicest of cities! Now the child has come, Born to make worthless the work of the Hebrews. He bringeth thee bliss; thy bonds he unlooseth; He striveth for the stricken; understandeth their needs,-- 70 How woeful men must wait upon mercy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1. This poem begins in the fragmentary manner indicated by the translation. 2. See Psalms 118:22. 3. Joseph and Mary