To that feast of the Saints in Light, dear Lord, please bring me,

Wash my dusty feet as on Maundy long ago;

At the end of the day let me find my Lord at supper,

And forget my toils with Him in the Breaking of Bread.

THE CONCEPTION
B.V.M.

Anna’s Voice:

Down by the rushes I paused and bent—

I bent with a sudden lovely pang of joy,

And I knew that my hope was true....

Lord God of our fathers, if Thou send me a son