Poems (Eckley)/The Bride of Christ

by Sophia May Eckley

THE BRIDE OF CHRIST. "Come hither, I will show thee the bride, the Lamb's wife."
Revelation xxi. 9.

HEN how would ye deck Christ's Bride In "purple and scarlet" rare,With sparkling gem, and orient pearl, To flash in her golden hair?

Or would ye not rather veil The Bride of Christ so fair,In folds of silvery lustre, With a lily in her hair?

'Twas His church our Saviour called His pure and spotless Bride;The Band of true believers, For whom He lived and died;

Arrayed in linen pure and fair— Symbol of holy Saint,No rent upon her garments, Upon her robes no taint.

Then how would ye deck Christ's Bride "In purple and scarlet" rare,With sparkling gem and orient pearl, To flash in her golden hair?

Or deck the Bride of Christ In garments pure and fair,With a veil of silvery lustre, And a lily in her hair.

Rome, 1838.