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George MacDonald 10 December 1824 — 18 September 1905 Poetry Listing Read More About George MacDonald below poetry list Poem Title First Lines Period # Lines # Reads 1: 0 Lord, How Happy! O Lord, how happy is the time 48 469 2: A Baby-Sermon The lightning and thunder 4 1085 3: A Better Thing I took it for a bird of prey that soared 8 554 4: A Birthday-Wish Who know thee, love: thy life be such 4 518 5: A Book Of Dreams. I lay and dreamed. The Master came, 590 530 6: A Book Of Dreams. I lay and dreamed. The master came 748 441 7: A Boy's Grief. Ah me! in ages far away, 48 478 8: A Broken Prayer 0 Lord, my God, how long 216 495 9: A Christmas Carol Babe Jesus lay in Mary's lap, 20 480 10: A Christmas Carol For 1862 The skies are pale, the trees are stiff, 48 445 11: A Christmas Prayer Loving looks the large-eyed cow, 14 446 12: A Cry Lord, hear my discontent: all blank I stand, 28 475 13: A Dead House. When the clock hath ceased to tick 32 459 14: A Dream Of Waking A child was born in sin and shame, 56 431 15: A Dream Song I dreamed of a song--I heard it sung; 1842 22 452 16: A Dream Within A Dream. Young, as the day's first-born Titanic brood, 641 468 17: A Dream-Song The stars are spinning their threads, 16 412 18: A Father To A Mother When God's own child came down to earth, 8 390 19: A Fear O Mother Earth, I have a fear 24 471 20: A Gift. My gift would find thee fast asleep, 24 390 21: A Hidden Life. Proudly the youth, by manhood sudden crowned, 1363 440 22: A Lown Nicht Rose o' my hert, 20 397 23: A Make-Believe I will think as thinks the rabbit: 163 417 24: A Mammon-Marriage. The croak of a raven hoar! 30 384 25: A Manchester Poem Tis a poor drizzly morning, dark and sad. 262 388 26: A Meditation Of St. Eligius Queen Mary one day Jesus sent 36 438 27: A Memorial Of Africa. Upon a rock, high on a mountain side, 28 374 28: A Mood My thoughts are like fire-flies, pulsing in moonlight; 4 449 29: A Noonday Melody Everything goes to its rest; 24 410 30: A Prayer When I look back upon my life nigh spent, 8 407 31: A Prayer Thou who mad'st the mighty clock 16 403 32: A Prayer For The Past All sights and sounds of day and year, 120 379 33: A Prayer For The Past. Now far from my old northern land, 28 397 34: A Prayer For The Past. All sights and sounds of every year, 140 408 35: A Prayer In Sickness. Thou foldest me in sickness; 14 403 36: A Prisoner The hinges are so rusty 8 419 37: A Sang O' Zion Ane by ane they gang awa; 9 363 38: A Song For Christmas Hark, in the steeple the dull bell swinging 24 379 39: A Song In A Dream. I dreamed of a song, I heard it sung; 20 459 40: A Song In The Night I would I were an angel strong, 12 424 41: A Song In The Night. A brown bird sang on a blossomy tree, 20 507 42: A Song Of Hope I dinna ken what's come ower me! 30 505 43: A Song Prayer Lord Jesus, 36 407 44: A Song-Sermon: Would that thou hid me in the grave 14 418 45: A Story Of The Sea-Shore. I sought the long clear twilights of the North, 590 432 46: A Thanksgiving For F. D. Maurice The veil hath lifted and hath fallen; and him 36 379 47: A Thanksgiving. I Thank Thee, boundless Giver, 48 473 48: A Vision Of St. Eligius I see thy house, but I am blown about, 24 416 49: A Winter Prayer. Come through the gloom of clouded skies, 20 388 50: A Year Song. Sighing above, 30 367 51: Abu Midjan If I sit in the dust 276 346 52: Abu Midjan. It is only just 238 364 53: After An Old Legend. The monk was praying in his cell, 56 404 54: After An Old Legend. The monk was praying in his cell, 52 429 55: After The Fashion Of An Old Emblem. I have long enough been working down in my cellar, 28 382 56: After Thomas Kempis Who follows Jesus shall not walk 82 379 57: An Autumn Song Are the leaves falling round about 18 436 58: An Evening Prayer I am a bubble 16 426 59: An Improvisation The stars cleave the sky. 16 393 60: An Old Sermon With A New Text My wife contrived a fleecy thing 72 380 61: An Old Story In the ancient house of ages, 64 385 62: An Old Story. They were parted at last, although 8 440 63: Angels Came of old to houses lonely 4 479 64: Annie She's Dowie Annie she's dowie, and Willie he's wae: 8 407 65: Antiphon Daylight fades away. 48 416 66: Appeal If in my arms I bore my child, 12 406 67: Approaches When thou turn'st away from ill, 14 383 68: At My Window After Sunset Heaven and the sea attend the dying day, 1890 48 419 69: Autumn Song Autumn clouds are flying, flying 40 368 70: Autumn's Gold Along the tops of all the yellow trees, 14 432 71: Awake! The stars are all watching; 30 428 72: Baby. Where did you come from, baby dear? 24 444 73: Bedtime Come, children, put away your toys; 18 396 74: Bell Upon Organ. It's all very well, 29 355 75: Better Things Better to smell the violet 36 378 76: Better Things Better to smell a violet, 48 344 77: Bird-Songs. I will sing a song, 36 377 78: Blessed Are The Meek, For They Shall Inherit The Earth A quiet heart, submissive, meek, 32 375 79: Blind Bartimeus As Jesus went into Jericho town, 24 438 80: Blind Sorrow My life is drear; walking I labour sore; 16 423 81: Born Of Water Methought I stood among the stars alone, 14 402 82: Brother Artist! Brother artist, help me; come! 52 365 83: By The Cradle. Close her eyes: she must not peep! 20 358 84: Christmas Day And Every Day Star high, 8 434 85: Christmas Day, 1850 Beautiful stories wed with lovely days 14 385 86: Christmas Meditation He who by a mother's love 10 372 87: Christmas Prayer. Cold my heart, and poor, and low, 8 437 88: Christmas Song Of The Old Children Well for youth to seek the strong, 1891 42 371 89: Christmas, 1873 Christmas-Days are still in store: 24 370 90: Christmas, 1880. Great-hearted child, thy very being The Son, 35 356 91: Christmas, 1884 Though in my heart no Christmas glee, 12 421 92: Christmas-Day, 1878 I think I might be weary of this day 18 365 93: Cleaning The Windows. Wash the window; rub it dry; 32 394 94: Come Down Still am I haunting 8 371 95: Come To Me Come to me, come to me, O my God; 28 407 96: Come Unto Me Come unto me, the Master says: 28 412 97: Coming When the snow is on the earth 16 400 98: Confidence Lie down upon the ground, thou hopeless one! 14 367 99: Consider The Ravens Lord, according to thy words, 55 400 100: Contrition Out of the gulf into the glory, 30 386 101: De Profundis When I am dead unto myself, and let, 24 346 102: Death Mourn not, my friends, that we are growing old: 14 400 103: Death When in the bosom of the eldest night 32 352 104: Death And Birth Tis the midnight hour; I heard 129 354 105: Death And Birth. Tis the midnight hour; I heard 394 373 106: Death. Yes, there is one who makes us all lay down 14 448 107: Death. When, like a garment flung aside at night, 40 370 108: Dejection O Father, I am in the dark, 16 545 109: Dorcas If I might guess, then guess I would 24 382 110: Doubt Heralding Vision. An angel saw me sitting by a brook, 14 379 111: Dr. Doddridge's Dog My little dog, who blessed you 28 354 112: Drawing Water. Dark, as if it would not tell, 36 380 113: Eine Kleine Predigt Graut Euch nicht, Ihr lieben Leute, 4 414 114: Equity No bird can sing in tune but that the Lord 14 575 115: Evening Hymn O God, whose daylight leadeth down 16 395 116: Evil Influence Tis not the violent hands alone that bring 14 412 117: Failure Farewell, O Arm of the Lord! 6 415 118: Faith Earth, if aught should check thy race, 16 399 119: False Prophets. Would-be prophets tell us 16 314 120: Far And Near Blue sky above, blue sea below, 44 339 121: Far And Near. Blue sunny skies above; below, 48 415 122: Fate Oft, as I rest in quiet peace, am I 14 378 123: Fighting Here is a temple strangely wrought: 28 361 124: First Sight Of The Sea I do remember how, when very young, 14 375 125: Foolish Children Waking in the night to pray, 24 372 126: For Where Your Treasure Is, There Will Your Heart Be Also. The miser lay on his lonely bed; 42 368 127: Forgiveness God gives his child upon his slate a sum 6 375 128: From Home Some men there are who cannot spare 12 441 129: From North Wales: To The Mother When the summer gave us a longer day, 32 316 130: From Novalis Uplifted is the stone 32 374 131: Gaein And Comin Whan Andrew frae Strathbogie gaed 24 385 132: Galileo And yet it moves!" Ah, Truth, where wert thou then 14 436 133: George Rolleston Dead art thou? No more dead than was the maid 12 407 134: God In Growth. I said, I will arise and work some thing, 14 388 135: God; Not Gift Gray clouds my heaven have covered o'er; 24 394 136: Going To Sleep Little one, you must not fret 20 365 137: Granny Canty. What maks ye sae canty, granny dear? 36 403 138: Greitna, Father Greitna, father, that I'm gauin, 24 422 139: Halloween Sweep up the flure, Janet; 88 377 140: Hame The warl it's dottit wi' hames 40 397 141: Hard Times I am weary, and very lonely, 17 358 142: He Heeded Not Of whispering trees the tongues to hear, 84 336 143: Him Wi' The Bag. Ance was a woman wha's hert was gret; 28 387 144: Hom. Il. V. 403. If thou art tempted by a thought of ill, 14 399 145: Home From The Wars A tattered soldier, gone the glow and gloss, 4 452 146: Hope And Patience An unborn bird lies crumpled and curled, 6 392 147: Hope Deferred Summer is come again. The sun is bright, 1845 60 362 148: Hope Deferred Where is thy crown, O tree of Love? 8 381 149: How Shall He Sing Who Hath No Song How shall he sing who hath no song? 38 367 150: Hunger Father, I cry to thee for bread 16 360 151: Hymn For A Sick Girl Father, in the dark I lay, 24 326 152: I Ken Something. What gars ye sing sae, birdie, 20 366 153: I Know What Beauty Is I know what beauty is, for thou 36 364 154: I See Thee Not Yes, Master, when thou comest thou shalt find 24 324 155: I Would I Were A Child I would I were a child, 52 422 156: I Would I Were A Child. I would I were a child, 56 403 157: If I Were A Monk, And Thou Wert A Nun If I were a monk, and thou wert a nun, 66 357 158: In A Churchyard. There may be seeming calm above, but no! 14 380 159: In Bonds Of the poor bird that cannot fly 12 353 160: In February Now in the dark of February rains, 14 366 161: In Memorium - Lady Caroline Charteris The mountain-stream may humbly boast 24 355 162: In The Night As to her child a mother calls, 24 452 163: In The Winter In the winter, flowers are springing; 40 377 164: King Cole King Cole he reigned in Aureoland, 68 383 165: Legend Of The Corrievrechan Prince Breacan of Denmark was lord of the strand 76 319 166: Lessons For A Child There breathes not a breath of the summer air 94 369 167: Lessons For A Child. There breathes not a breath of the morning air, 89 334 168: Let Your Light So Shine. Sometimes, O Lord, thou lightest in my head 16 359 169: Life Or Death? Is there a secret Joy, that may not weep, 14 362 170: Life-Weary O Thou that walkest with nigh hopeless feet 12 340 171: Light First-born of the creating Voice! 292 440 172: Light. First-born of the creating Voice! 266 373 173: Little Bo-Peep Little Bo-Peep, she has lost her sheep, 64 323 174: Little Boy Blue. Little Boy Blue lost his way in a wood 168 344 175: Little Elfie I have a puppet-jointed child, 44 392 176: Little Elfie. I have an elfish maiden child; 40 372 177: Longing My heart is full of inarticulate pain, 36 357 178: Longing. Away from the city's herds! 24 421 179: Lost And Found. I missed him when the sun began to bend; 14 393 180: Lost But Safe Lost the little one roams about, 8 375 181: Love Is Home Love is the part, and love is the whole; 30 391 182: Love Is Strength Love alone is great in might, 20 367 183: Love's History Love, the baby, 28 405 184: Love's Ordeal. Hear'st thou that sound upon the window pane? 302 382 185: Love's Ordeal; Know'st thou that sound upon the window pane?" 302 350 186: Lycabas: O ye months of the year, 133 359 187: Marriage Song They have no more wine!" she said. 30 385 188: Master And Boy. WHO is this little one lying, 20 349 189: Mirls The stars are steady abune; 24 390 190: Morning Hymn O Lord of life, thy quickening voice 24 382 191: Mother Nature. Beautiful mother is busy all day, 12 383 192: Much And More When thy heart, love-filled, grows graver, 8 309 193: My Eyes Make Pictures. Fair morn, I bring my greeting 56 446 194: My Heart Night, with her power to silence day, 54 375 195: My Heart Thy Lark Why dost thou want to sing 16 481 196: My Heart. I heard, in darkness, on my bed, 60 375 197: My Room Tis a little room, my friend 296 374 198: My Room. To G.E.M. Tis a little room, my friend; 372 413 199: My Two Geniuses One is a slow and melancholy maid; 42 392 200: Nannie Braw I like ye weel upo Sundays, Nannie, 44 374 201: Nature A Moral Power Nature, to him no message dost thou bear 14 407 202: New Year's Eve: A Waking Dream I have not any fearful tale to tell 176 347 203: No End Of No-Story There is a river 213 333 204: No Sign O Lord, if on the wind, at cool of day, 32 394 205: Noontide Hymn I love thy skies, thy sunny mists, 16 346 206: Not Understood. Tumultuous rushing o'er the outstretched plains; 14 369 207: November, 1851 What dost thou here, O soul, 264 385 208: O Do Not Leave Me O do not leave me, mother, lest I weep; 12 379 209: O Lassie Ayont The Hill O lassie ayont the hill, 54 456 210: O Wind Of God. O wind of God, that blowest in the mind, 14 393 211: Obedience Trust him in the common light; 10 341 212: Of One Who Died In Spring Loosener of springs, he died by thee! 4 382 213: Of The Son Of Man I honour Nature, holding it unjust 1852 210 377 214: Oh That A Wind Oh that a wind would call 32 372 215: Oh Thou Of Little Faith! Sad-hearted, be at peace: the snowdrop lies 12 399 216: On A December Day This is the sweetness of an April day; 28 350 217: On A Midge Whence do ye come, ye creatures? Each of you 14 344 218: On The Source Of The Arve Hears't thou the dash of water, loud and hoarse, 14 376 219: One With Nature I have a fellowship with every shade 14 342 220: Our Ship Had I a great ship coming home, 8 382 221: Ower The Hedge Bonny lassie, rosy lassie, 62 366 222: Picture Songs. A pale green sky is gleaming; 54 411 223: Power. Power that is not of God, however great, 14 378 224: Prayer We doubt the word that tells us: Ask, 8 402 225: Professor Noctutus. Nobody knows the world but me. 24 364 226: Provision Above my head the great pine-branches tower; 14 432 227: Punishment Mourner, that dost deserve thy mournfulness, 14 389 228: Quiet Dead! Quiet, quiet dead, 44 414 229: Reciprocity Her mother, Elfie older grown, 1892 16 462 230: Rejoice Rejoice," said the Sun; "I will make thee gay 28 359 231: Rest When round the earth the Father's hands 64 365 232: Reverence Waking Hope A power is on me, and my soul must speak 14 402 233: Riddles. I have only one foot, but thousands of toes; 45 392 234: Rondel I follow, tottering, in the funeral train 14 378 235: Rondel Heart, thou must learn to do without 14 402 236: Rondel I do not know thy final will, 14 359 237: Room To Roam Strait is the path? He means we must not roam? 2 411 238: Sabbath Bells Oh holy Sabbath bells, 1840 20 392 239: Said And Did Said the boy as he read, "I too will be bold, 16 397 240: Saint Peter O Peter, wherefore didst thou doubt? 40 456 241: Second Sight. Rich is the fancy which can double back 14 374 242: Shadows. All things are shadows of thee, Lord; 20 452 243: Shall The Dead Praise Thee? I cannot praise thee. By his instrument 28 381 244: Sharing On the far horizon there 44 370 245: Shew Us The Father Shew us the Father." Chiming stars of space, 14 334 246: Sir Lark And King Sun. Good morrow, my lord!" in the sky alone 42 366 247: Sleep Oh! is it Death that comes 45 408 248: Smoke Lord, I have laid my heart upon thy altar 12 412 249: Somnium Mystici Quiet I lay at last, and knew no more 660 340 250: Song Lighter and sweeter 4 435 251: Song She loves thee, loves thee not! 14 378 252: Song Why do the houses stand 14 406 253: Song I was very cold 24 404 254: Song Of A Poor Pilgrim Roses all the rosy way! 28 381 255: Song Of The Innocents Merry, merry we well may be, 10 355 256: Song Of The Saints And Angels Gordon, the self-refusing, 1885 20 387 257: Song Of The Waiting Dead With us there is no gray fearing, 16 321 258: Song-Prayer: After King David. I shall be satisfied 65 352 259: Song-Sermon Mercy to thee, O Lord, belongs, 8 364 260: Song-Sermon In his arms thy silly lamb, 8 342 261: Song-Sermon. Lord, what is man 8 323 262: Songs Of The Autumn Days We bore him through the golden land, 64 322 263: Songs Of The Autumn Nights O night, send up the harvest moon 64 358 264: Songs Of The Spring Days A gentle wind, of western birth 64 376 265: Songs Of The Spring Nights The flush of green that dyed the day 64 351 266: Songs Of The Summer Days A glory on the chamber wall! 64 350 267: Songs Of The Summer Nights The dreary wind of night is out, 64 354 268: Songs Of The Winter Days The sky has turned its heart away, 64 342 269: Songs Of The Winter Nights Back shining from the pane, the fire 64 402 270: Sonnet. (Exodus xxxiii. 18-23.) I do beseech Thee, God, show me thy face. 14 360 271: Sonnet. About Jesus. I. If Thou hadst been a sculptor, what a race 14 435 272: Sonnet. About Jesus. II. There, Buonarotti, stands thy statue. Take 14 375 273: Sonnet. About Jesus. III. Some men I have beheld with wonderment, 14 402 274: Sonnet. About Jesus. IV. If Thou hadst been a painter, what fresh looks, 14 356 275: Sonnet. About Jesus. IX. So if Thou hadst been scorned in human eyes, 14 356 276: Sonnet. About Jesus. V. But I have looked on pictures made by man, 14 465 277: Sonnet. About Jesus. VI. And is not Earth thy living picture, where 14 389 278: Sonnet. About Jesus. VII. If Thou hadst been a Poet! On my heart 14 352 279: Sonnet. About Jesus. VIII. Thou wouldst have led us through the twilight land 14 374 280: Sonnet. About Jesus. X. But as Thou earnest forth to bring the Poor, 14 362 281: Sonnet. About Jesus. XI. The eye was shut in men; the hearing ear 14 416 282: Sonnet. About Jesus. XII. So highest poets, painters, owe to Thee 14 420 283: Sonnet. About Jesus. XIII. So, as Thou wert the seed and not the flower, 14 355 284: Sonnet. About Jesus. XIV. All divine artists, humble, filial, 14 357 285: Sonnet. About Jesus. XV. Men may pursue the Beautiful, while they 14 416 286: Sonnet. About Jesus. XVI. And yet I fear lest men who read these lines, 14 443 287: Sonnet. About Jesus. XVII The highest marble Sorrow vanishes 14 388 288: Sonnet. About Jesus. XVIII. Thou art before me, and I see no more 14 396 289: Sonnet. To A.M.D. Methinks I see thee, lying calm and low, 14 358 290: Sonnets I. They say that lonely sorrows do not chance. 14 414 291: Sonnets II. I went to listen to my teacher friend. 14 350 292: Sonnets III. I, strengthened, left him. Next in a close place, 14 352 293: Sonnets IV. And there I found him whom I went to find, 14 377 294: Spoken Of Several Philosophers I pray you, all ye men who put your trust 14 330 295: Spring Song Days of old, 8 421 296: Steadfast Here stands a giant stone from whose far top 14 413 297: Subsidy If thou wouldst live the Truth in very deed, 14 331 298: Sudden Calm There is a bellowing in me, as of might 14 380 299: Summer Summer, sweet Summer, many-fingered Summer! 14 423 300: Summer Song Murmuring, 'twixt a murmur and moan, 24 406 301: Sun And Moon. First came the red-eyed sun as I did wake; 14 451 302: Sunday A dim, vague shrinking haunts my soul, 95 403 303: Sweeping The Floor. Sweep and sweep and sweep the floor, 16 380 304: Sympathy Grief held me silent in my seat; 32 372 305: Tell Me. Traveller, what lies over the hill? 60 343 306: That Holy Thing. They all were looking for a king 12 380 307: The Asthmatic Man To The Satan That Binds Him Satan, avaunt! 42 377 308: The Auld Fisher There was an auld fisher, he sat by the wa', 26 367 309: The Auld Man's Prayer Lord, I'm an auld man, 104 427 310: The Aurora Borealis Now have I grown a sharpness and an edge 14 400 311: The Beloved Disciple One do I see and twelve; but second there 28 389 312: The Bonny, Bonny Dell Oh! the bonny, bonny dell, whaur the yorlin sings, 60 425 313: The Burnie The water ran doon frae the heich hope-heid, 35 353 314: The Burnt Offering. Is there a man on earth, who, every night, 14 456 315: The Carpenter 0 Lord, at Joseph's humble bench 28 410 316: The Child-Mother Heavily slumbered noonday bright 132 359 317: The Child-Mother. Heavily lay the warm sunlight 138 403 318: The Children's Heaven. The infant lies in blessed ease 48 378 319: The Christmas Child Little one, who straight hast come 8 392 320: The Clock Of The Universe A clock aeonian, steady and tall, 98 426 321: The Consoler - On An Engraving Of Scheffer's Christus Consolator. What human form is this? what form divine? 45 340 322: The Coorse Cratur. The Lord gaed wi' a crood o' men 32 345 323: The Dawn And must I ever wake, gray dawn, to know 14 428 324: The Dead Hand The witch lady walked along the strand, 32 445 325: The Death Of The Old Year. The weary Old Year is dead at last; 184 350 326: The Deil's Forhooit His Ain The Deil's forhooit his ain, his ain! 81 363 327: The Diary Of An Old Soul - Complete Sweet friends, receive my offering. You will find 2582 498 328: The Diary Of An Old Soul. - April. LORD, I do choose the higher than my will. 210 360 329: The Diary Of An Old Soul. - August. SO shall abundant entrance me be given 217 389 330: The Diary Of An Old Soul. - December. I AM a little weary of my life 217 376 331: The Diary Of An Old Soul. - Dedication Sweet friends, receive my offering. You will find 7 371 332: The Diary Of An Old Soul. - February. I TO myself have neither power nor worth, 203 405 333: The Diary Of An Old Soul. - January. LORD, what I once had done with youthful might, 217 379 334: The Diary Of An Old Soul. - July. ALAS, my tent! see through it a whirlwind sweep! 217 487 335: The Diary Of An Old Soul. - June. FROM thine, as then, the healing virtue goes 210 379 336: The Diary Of An Old Soul. - March. THE song birds that come to me night and morn, 217 370 337: The Diary Of An Old Soul. - May. WHAT though my words glance sideways from the thing 217 352 338: The Diary Of An Old Soul. - November THOU art of this world, Christ. Thou know'st it all; 210 310 339: The Diary Of An Old Soul. - October. REMEMBER, Lord, thou hast not made me good. 217 354 340: The Diary Of An Old Soul. - September. WE are a shadow and a shining, we! 210 387 341: The Diver. Which of you, knight or squire, will dare 162 356 342: The Donkey In The Cart To The Horse In The Carriage I say! hey! cousin there! I mustn't call you brother! 42 419 343: The Dwellers Therein Down a warm alley, early in the year, 14 349 344: The Early Bird. A little bird sat on the edge of her nest; 48 578 345: The Failing Track Where went the feet that hitherto have come? 24 359 346: The Father's Worshippers Tis we, not in thine arms, who weep and pray; 2 398 347: The Flower-Angels Of old, with goodwill from the skies 24 390 348: The Foolish Harebell A harebell hung her wilful head: 38 360 349: The Girl That Lost Things There was a girl that lost things 88 379 350: The Giver. To give a thing and take again 12 431 351: The Goal In God alone, the perfect end, 2 416 352: The Golden Key. From off the earth the vapours curled, 64 375 353: The Grace Of Grace Had I the grace to win the grace 16 396 354: The Haunted House This must be the very night! 210 428 355: The Healer They come to thee, the halt, the maimed, the blind, 24 405 356: The Herd And The Mavis What gars ye sing," said the herd-laddie, 46 333 357: The Hills. Behind my father's cottage lies 48 381 358: The Hills. Behind my father's house there lies 54 383 359: The Holy Midnight Ah, holy midnight of the soul, 12 358 360: The Holy Snowdrops. Of old, with goodwill from the skies, 16 352 361: The Home Of Death Death, whaur do ye bide, auld Death?" 24 354 362: The Homeless Ghost Through still, bare streets, and cold moonshine 259 359 363: The Homeless Ghost. Still flowed the music, flowed the wine. 212 519 364: The Human. Within each living man there doth reside, 14 338 365: The Journey. Hark, the rain is on my roof! 132 427 366: The Lark And The Wind. In the air why such a ringing? 8 357 367: The Last Wooin O lat me in, my bonny lass! 80 313 368: The Laverock Laverock i' the lift, 83 360 369: The Lily Of The Valley There is not any weed but hath its shower, 14 440 370: The Lost House Out of thy door I run to do the thing 15 327 371: The Lost Soul Look! look there! 81 423 372: The Lost Soul. Brothers, look there! 114 376 373: The Man Of Songs. Thou wanderest in the land of dreams, 12 346 374: The Mermaid Up cam the tide wi' a burst and a whush, 76 373 375: The Mistletoe. Kiss me: there now, little Neddy, 87 350 376: The Moon. She comes! again she comes, the bright-eyed moon! 14 363 377: The New Year Be welcome, year! with corn and sickle come; 8 389 378: The Old Castle The brother knew well the castle old, 17 352 379: The Old Garden I stood in an ancient garden 156 382 380: The Owl And The Bell. Bing, Bim, Bang, Bome! 78 379 381: The Pinafore When peevish flaws his soul have stirred 40 358 382: The Prism A pool of broken sunbeams lay 40 502 383: The Prophet Speak, Prophet of the Lord! We may not start 14 425 384: The Sang O' The Auld Fowk. Doon cam the sunbeams, and up gaed the stour, 20 408 385: The Sangreal Through the wood the sunny day 227 370 386: The Shadows My little boy, with smooth, fair cheeks, 24 370 387: The Sheep And The Goat The thousand streets of London gray 50 340 388: The Sleepless Jesus Tis time to sleep, my little boy: 45 317 389: The Souls' Rising. See how the storm of life ascends 134 348 390: The Sparrow O Lord, I cannot but believe 60 362 391: The Talk Of The Echoes - A Fragment. When the cock crows loud from the glen, 22 315 392: The Temple Of God In the desert by the bush, 20 340 393: The Thank Offering. My little child receives my gift, 24 343 394: The Thank-Offering My Lily snatches not my gift; 24 403 395: The Thankless Lady It is May, and the moon leans down at night 32 369 396: The Thorn In The Flesh. Within my heart a worm had long been hid. 31 405 397: The Three Horses What shall I be?--I will be a knight 192 372 398: The Tree's Prayer Alas, 'tis cold and dark! 36 448 399: The True I envy the tree-tops that shake so high 14 383 400: The Twa Baubees. Stately, lang-robit, an' steppin at ease, 8 415 401: The Twa Gordons There was John Gordon an' Archibold, 176 385 402: The Unseen Model Forth to his study the sculptor goes 66 363 403: The Waesome Carl There cam a man to oor toon-en', 99 379 404: The Wakeful Sleeper When things are holding wonted pace 60 336 405: The Watcher From out a windy cleft there comes a gaze 14 351 406: The Wind And The Moon Said the Wind to the Moon, "I will blow you out! 66 359 407: The Wind Of The World Chained is the Spring. The Night-wind bold 8 338 408: The Word Of God Where the bud has never blown 8 367 409: The Yerl O' Waterydeck The wind it blew, and the ship it flew, 124 354 410: They Are Blind They are blind, and they are dead: 1852 28 352 411: This Side An' That. The rich man sat in his father's seat 24 327 412: This World Thy world is made to fit thine own, 48 330 413: Thou Also Cry out upon the crime, and then let slip 14 374 414: Thy Heart Make not of thy heart a casket, 4 405 415: Time A lang-backit, spilgie, fuistit auld carl 32 425 416: Time And Tide As I was walkin on the strand, 60 382 417: To ---- I cannot write old verses here, 20 349 418: To A Certain Critic Such guests as you, sir, were not in my mind 8 383 419: To A February Primrose I know not what among the grass thou art, 14 413 420: To A Sister A fresh young voice that sings to me 24 383 421: To A Thunder-Cloud. Oh, melancholy fragment of the night 14 366 422: To A. J. Scott I walked all night: the darkness did not yield. 33 337 423: To A. J. Scott When, long ago, the daring of my youth 1857 17 321 424: To A.J. Scott. Thus, once, long since, the daring of my youth 1857 17 333 425: To An Autograph-Hunter Seek not my name--it doth no virtue bear; 16 363 426: To Any Friend If I did seem to you no more 20 344 427: To Any One Go not forth to call Dame Sorrow 6 364 428: To Aurelio Saffi To God and man be simply true; 16 403 429: To Aurelio Saffi. To God and man be simply true: 16 328 430: To E. G., Dedicating A Book A broken tale of endless things, 12 404 431: To G. M. T The sun is sinking in the west, 28 338 432: To Gordon, Leaving Khartoum. The silence of traitorous feet! 36 311 433: To June Ah, truant, thou art here again, I see! 14 372 434: To Lady Noel Byron Men sought, ambition's thirst to slake, 8 377 435: To My Aging Friends It is no winter night comes down 24 312 436: To My Father. Take of the first fruits, Father, of thy care, 1857 28 348 437: To My God Oh how oft I wake and find 4 366 438: To My Lord And Master Imagination cannot rise above thee; 4 448 439: To My Mother Earth 0 Earth, Earth, Earth, 100 382 440: To My Sister, On Her Twenty-First Birthday. Old fables are not all a lie 36 354 441: To My Sister. O sister, God is very good 48 339 442: To One Unsatisfied When, with all the loved around thee, 4 378 443: To The Clouds. Through the unchanging heaven, as ye have sped, 14 359 444: To The Life Eternal Thou art my thought, my heart, my being's fortune, 4 360 445: To The Same (Lady Noel Byron ) Dead, why defend thee, who in life 8 306 446: To-Morrow My TO-MORROW is but a flitting 12 402 447: Translations. - A Parable.(From Novalis.) (From The Disciples At Sais) Long ago, there lived far to the west a very young man, 14 321 448: Translations. - Contentment. (From Claudius.) I am content. In triumph's tone 36 329 449: Translations. - Death. (Luther's Song-Book.) In the midst of life, we are 42 293 450: Translations. - Die Heimkehr. (From Heine.) They have company this evening, 24 325 451: Translations. - Die Nordsee (From Heine.) High in heaven the sun was glowing, 44 351 452: Translations. - Expectation And Fulfilment. (From Schiller.) Thousand-masted, mighty float, 4 298 453: Translations. - Friend And Foe. (From Schiller.) Dear is my friend, but my foe too 4 426 454: Translations. - Hope. (From Schiller.) Men talk with their lips and dream with their soul 18 306 455: Translations. - Knight Toggenburg. (From Schiller.) True love, knight, as to a brother, 80 342 456: Translations. - Knowledge. (From Schiller.) To this man, 'tis a goddess tall, 4 280 457: Translations. - Legend. (From Goethe.) While yet unknown, and very low, 64 263 458: Translations. - Longing. (From Schiller.) Ah, from out this valley hollow, 32 296 459: Translations. - My Faith. (From Schiller.) Which religion I profess? 4 317 460: Translations. - Of Life At Court. (Luther's Song-Book.) Who number one 68 343 461: Translations. - Sayings Of Confucius. (From Schiller.) Threefold is of Time the tread: 32 301 462: Translations. - Song Of The Lonely. (From The German) Son, first-born, at home abiding! 12 279 463: Translations. - The Castle On The Mountain. (From Goethe.) Up there, upon yonder mountain, 52 308 464: Translations. - The Diver (From Schiller.) Which of you, knight or squire, will dare 162 297 465: Translations. - The Dream. (From Uhland.) In a garden sweet went walking 12 307 466: Translations. - The Mother By The Cradle. (From Claudius.) Sleep, baby boy, sleep sweet, secure; 16 317 467: Translations. - The Philosophers. (From Schiller.) The principle whence everything 54 285 468: Translations. - The Praise Of God. (Luther's Song-Book.) Unto the seer, Isaiah, it was given 32 447 469: Translations. - The Words Of Faith. (From Schiller.) Three words I will tell you, of meaning full: 60 330 470: Translations. - A Children'S Song, To Sing Against The Two Archenemies Of Christ And His Holy Church, The Pope And The Turks. (Luther's Song-Book.) Lord, keep us by thy word in hope, 12 344 471: Translations. - A Song Concerning The Two Martyrs Of Christ, Burnt At Brussels By The Sophists Of Loubaine, Which Took Place In The Year 1523. (Luther's Song-Book.) A new song here shall be begun 108 311 472: Translations. - A Song Of Praise For Easter. (Luther's Song-Book.) Jesus Christ, our Saviour true 15 319 473: Translations. - A Song of Praise for the Birth of our Lord Jesus Christ. (Luther's Song-Book.) Praised be thou, O Jesus Christ, 35 286 474: Translations. - A Song Of Praise. (Luther's Song-Book.) Now let us pray the Holy Ghost, 20 338 475: Translations. - A Song Of Praise. (Luther's Song-Book.) Let God be blest, be praised, and be thanked, 30 315 476: Translations. - A Song Of St. John Huss, Improved By Dr. Martin Luther. (Luther's Song-Book.) Christ Jesus, our Redeemer born, 40 384 477: Translations. - A Song Of Thanksgiving For The Benefits Most Great Which God Hath Shown To Us In Christ. (Luther's Song-Book.) Dear Christians, let us now rejoice, 70 300 478: Translations. - A Song Of The Holy Christian Church, From The Twelfth Chapter Of The Apocalypse. (Luther's Song-Book.) Her, the worthy maid, my heart doth hold, 36 320 479: Translations. - A Song Of The Little Child Jesus, For Children At Christmas. Taken Out Of The Second Chapter Of The Gospel Of St. Luke. (Luther's Song-Book.) From heaven high I come to you, 60 319 480: Translations. - A Spiritual Song, Concerning Our Holy Baptism, Wherein Is Briefly Contained What It Is, Who Has Instituted It, Whereto It Serves, &C. (Luther's Song-Book.) To Jordan when our Lord had gone, 63 374 481: Translations. - Advent. (Luther's Song-Book.) Come, saviour of nations wild, 32 266 482: Translations. - Another Christ-Song. (Luther's Song-Book.) From heaven the angel-troop come near 24 326 483: Translations. - Christmas. (Luther's Song-Book.) Jesus we now must laud and sing, 32 429 484: Translations. - Dame Music. (Luther's Song-Book.) Of all the joys earth possesses, 40 345 485: Translations. - Easter. (Luther's Song-Book.) Death held our Lord in prison 49 300 486: Translations. - Epiphany. (Luther's Song-Book.) Herod, why dreadest thou a foe 20 328 487: Translations. - Hymns To The Night. (From Novalis.) Before all the wondrous shows of the widespread space around him 189 410 488: Translations. - Lieder. (From Heine.) Thy little hand lay on my bosom, dear: 8 385 489: Translations. - Lyrisches Intermezzo. Lxiv. (From Heine.) Night lay upon mine eyelids; 44 288 490: Translations. - Lyrisches Intermezzo. Xli. (From Heine.) I dreamt of the daughter of a king, 12 284 491: Translations. - Lyrisches Intermezzo. Xlv. (From Heine.) In the sunny summer morning 8 348 492: Translations. - Lyrisches Intermezzo. Xxxviii. (From Heine.) The phantoms of times forgotten 24 264 493: Translations. - Milton's Italian Poems. I. O Lady fair, whose honoured name doth grace 51 300 494: Translations. - Milton's Italian Poems. Ii. As in the twilight brown, on hillside bare, 14 419 495: Translations. - Milton's Italian Poems. Iii. Canzone. Ladies, and youths that in their favour bask, 15 357 496: Translations. - Milton's Italian Poems. Iv. Diodati--and I muse to tell the tale 14 305 497: Translations. - Milton's Italian Poems. V. Certes, my lady sweet, your blessed eyes 14 315 498: Translations. - Milton's Italian Poems. VI. A modest youth, in love a simpleton, 14 367 499: Translations. - Part I. Sonnet Lix. (From Petrarch.) I am so weary with the burden old 14 347 500: Translations. - Part Ii. Sonnet Lxxv. (From Petrarch.) The elect angels and the souls in bliss, 14 295 501: Translations. - Pentecost. (Luther's Song-Book.) Come, God, Creator, Holy Ghost, 55 346 502: Translations. - Poems. (From Goethe.) Poems are painted window-panes: 13 299 503: Translations. - Psyches Mourning. (From Von Salis-Seewis.) Psyche moans, in deep-sunk, darksome prison, 36 295 504: Translations. - Simeon The Patriarch's Song Of Praise. (Luther's Song-Book.) In peace and joy I now depart, 48 319 505: Translations. - Spiritual Songs.(From Novalis.) Without thee, what were life or being! 578 319 506: Translations. - The Commandments. (Luther's Song-Book.) These are the holy ten commands 85 295 507: Translations. - The Creed. (Luther's Song-Book.) In one true God we all believe, 30 319 508: Translations. - The Fourteenth Psalm. (Luther's Song-Book.) Although the fools say with their mouth: 42 302 509: Translations. - The Fourty-Sixth Psalm. (Luther's Song-Book.) Our God he is a castle strong, 36 295 510: Translations. - The Grave. (From Von Salis-Seewis.) The grave is deep and soundless, 20 287 511: Translations. - The Hundred And Thirtieth Psalm. (Luther's Song-Book.) From trouble deep I cry to thee; 35 330 512: Translations. - The Hundred And Twenty-Eighth Psalm. (Luther's Song-Book.) Happy who in God's fear doth stay, 20 364 513: Translations. - The Hundred And Twenty-Fourth Psalm. (Luther's Song-Book.) Were God not with us all the time 21 319 514: Translations. - The Litany. (Luther's Song-Book.) Lord God, the Father in heaven, 69 350 515: Translations. - The Lord's Prayer, Briefly And Plainly Set Forth, And Turned Into Metre. (Luther's Song-Book.) Our Father in the heaven who art, 54 326 516: Translations. - The Lost Church. (From Uhland.) In the far forest, overhead, 64 308 517: Translations. - The Metaphysician. (From Schiller.) How far the world lies under me! 12 313 518: Translations. - The Sixty-Seventh Psalm. (Luther's Song-Book.) Would that the Lord would grant us grace, 27 297 519: Translations. - The Song Of Praise "Te Teum Laudamus," Turned Into German By Dr. Mart. Luther. (Luther's Song-Book.) Thee, Father, eternal God, 96 339 520: Translations. - The Trinity. (Luther's Song-Book.) God, the Father, with us be, 30 339 521: Translations. - The Tryst. (From Schiller.) That was the sound of the wicket! 64 285 522: Translations. - The Twelfth Psalm. (Luther's Song-Book.) Ah God, from heaven look down and view; 42 331 523: Translations. - Three Pairs And One. (From Genestet.) You have two ears--and but one mouth: 12 302 524: Travellers' Song Bands of dark and bands of light 16 336 525: Triolet Oh that men would praise the Lord 8 309 526: Triolet Few in joy's sweet riot 8 340 527: Triolet I'm a puir man I grant, 8 303 528: Triolet. When the heart is a cup 8 326 529: Truth, Not Form! I came upon a fountain on my way 14 288 530: Two In One Were thou and I the white pinions 16 324 531: Two Rondels When, in the mid-sea of the night, 28 310 532: Unrest Comes there, O Earth, no breathing time for thee, 14 314 533: Up And-Down. The sun is gone down 16 329 534: Up In The Tree What would you see, if I took you up 16 315 535: Waiting I waited for the Master 8 390 536: Waiting Lie, little cow, and chew thy cud, 6 386 537: Washing The Clothes. This is the way we wash the clo'es 16 332 538: Were I A Skilful Painter. Were I a skilful painter, 40 329 539: Wha's My Neibour? Doon frae Jerus'lem a traveller took 36 327 540: What Makes Summer? Winter froze both brook and well; 132 360 541: What Man Is There Of You? The homely words how often read! 16 317 542: What The Auld Fowk Are Thinkin The bairns i' their beds, worn oot wi' nae wark, 20 364 543: What The Lord Saith Trust my father, saith the eldest-born; 20 290 544: When The Storm Was Proudest When the storm was proudest, 30 387 545: Who Lights The Fire? Who lights the fire--that forth so gracefully 14 352 546: Who Would Have Thought? Who would have thought that even an idle song 14 283 547: Wild Flowers Content Primroses, 77 304 548: Willie's Question Is it wrong, the wish to be great, 278 329 549: Win' That 'Blaws Win' that blaws the simmer plaid 40 324 550: Winter Song They were parted then at last? 8 323 551: With A Copy Of "In Memoriam." Dear friend, you love the poet's song, 52 296 552: Words In The Night I woke at midnight, and my heart, 80 353 553: Written For One In Sore Pain Shepherd, on before thy sheep, 20 368 554: Written On A Stormy Night. O wild and dark! a night hath found me now 14 345 555: Zacchaeus To whom the heavy burden clings, 28 407 About: George MacDonald was a Scottish author, poet, and Christian minister. Though no longer well known, his works have inspired admiration in such notables as W. H. Auden, J. R. R. Tolkien, and Madeleine L'Engle. For instance C. S. Lewis wrote that he regarded MacDonald as his "master". This page viewed 11936 times.

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