| W. Garrett Horder, comp. The Poets’ Bible: New Testament. 1895. | | | | Blind Bartimeus | | George MacDonald (1824–1905) |
| | | AS Jesus went into Jericho town, | |
| ’Twas darkness all, from toe to crown, | |
| About blind Bartimeus. | |
| He said, “When eyes are so very dim, | |
| They are no use for seeing him; | 5 |
| No matter—he can see us. | |
| |
| “Cry out, cry out, blind brother—cry; | |
| Let not salvation dear go by.— | |
| Have mercy, Son of David.” | |
| Though they were blind, they both could hear— | 10 |
| They heard, and cried, and he drew near; | |
| And so the blind were saved. | |
| |
| O Jesus Christ, I am very blind; | |
| Nothing comes through into my mind; | |
| ’Tis well I am not dumb: | 15 |
| Although I see thee not, nor hear, | |
| I cry because thou may’st be near; | |
| O Son of Mary, come. | |
| |
| I hear it through the all things blind: | |
| Is it thy voice, so gentle and kind— | 20 |
| “Poor eyes, no more be dim?” | |
| A hand is laid upon mine eyes; | |
| I hear, and hearken, see, and rise— | |
| ’Tis He: I follow him. | | | | |
|
|
