Bliss Carman, et al., eds. The World’s Best Poetry.
Volume IV. The Higher Life. 1904. | | | | I. The Divine Element—(God, Christ, the Holy Spirit) | | Cana | | James Freeman Clarke (1810–1888) |
| | | DEAR Friend! whose presence in the house, | |
| Whose gracious word benign, | |
| Could once, at Cana’s wedding feast, | |
| Change water into wine; | |
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| Come, visit us! and when dull work | 5 |
| Grows weary, line on line, | |
| Revive our souls, and let us see | |
| Life’s water turned to wine. | |
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| Gay mirth shall deepen into joy, | |
| Earth’s hopes grow half divine, | 10 |
| When Jesus visits us, to make | |
| Life’s water glow as wine. | |
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| The social talk, the evening fire, | |
| The homely household shrine, | |
| Grow bright with angel visits, when | 15 |
| The Lord pours out the wine. | |
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| For when self-seeking turns to love, | |
| Not knowing mine nor thine, | |
| The miracle again is wrought, | |
| And water turned to wine. | 20 | | | |
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