Words cannot utter
Christ His returning:—
Mankind, keep Jubilee,
Strip off your mourning,
Crown you with garlands,
Set your lamps burning.
Speech is left speechless;—
Set you to singing,
Fling your hearts open wide,
Set your bells ringing:
Christ the Chief Reaper
Comes, His sheaf bringing…
Today the Church of England commemorates Christina Rossetti, Poet, 1894
Portrait by Dante Gabriel Rossetti (1866), Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons pic.twitter.com/ChZItuUGM3
— The Anglican Church in St Petersburg (@anglicanspb) April 27, 2024