Where are the children? (Luke 2:41-52)
I have some sympathy for Mary and Joseph.
I have some sympathy for Mary and Joseph.
Your trade was mine; your craft, I lay no claim to.
I make my dealings square, which may suffice
To brace as Augustine bid: Plain, free from vice,
I keep my spirit level, or I aim to;
To hold at length my temple from my bank,
I render unto Caesar what is Caesar’s,
The splinter in my eye excise with tweezers,
And do the same, or try to, with the plank.
One job alone has robbed me of my slumber,
Ordained by one I can’t refuse a task,
A simple job: Just two plain posts of lumber,
No inlay—No fine lacquerwork—No gilt.