Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, ed. Poems of Places: An Anthology in 31 Volumes.
Germany: Vols. XVII–XVIII. 1876–79. | | | | Ober-Ammergau | | The “Christus” | | Julia C. R. Dorr (1825–1913) |
| | The Passion Play of Ober-Ammergau
HOW does life seem to thee? I long to look | |
| Into thine inmost soul and see if thou | |
| Art even as other men! O, set apart | |
| And consecrate so long to purpose high, | |
| Canst thou take up again our common lot | 5 |
| And live as we live? Canst thou buy and sell, | |
| Stoop to small needs and petty ministries, | |
| Work and get gain, eat, drink, and soundly sleep, | |
| Sin and repent as these thy brethren do? | |
| Unto what name less sacred answerest thou | 10 |
| Who hast been called the Christ of Nazareth? | |
| Thou who hast worn the awful crown of thorns, | |
| Hanging like him upon the dreadful tree, | |
| Canst thou, uncrowned, forget thy royalty? | | | | |
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