JOY! JOY! THE MOTHER COMES

Joy! Joy! The Mother comes, and in her arms she brings\nThe light of all the world, the Christ, the king of kings;\nAnd in her heart the while all silently she sings.\n2. Saint Joseph follows near, in rapture lost and love,\nWhile angels round about in glowing circles move,\nAnd o’er the mother broods the everlasting dove.\n3. There in the temple court doth Simeon’s heart beat high,\n88\nAnd Anna feeds her soul with food of prophecy;\nBut see! The shadows pass, the world’s true light draws nigh.\n4. O Infant God, O Christ, O Light most beautiful,\nThou comest joy of joys all darkness to annul;\nAnd brightest lights of earth beside, thy light are dull.