King Pharaoh -- Part II by L. Edna Walter
A husbandman sowing corn meets Joseph, Mary, and Jesus. Jesus tells him to cast away his seed and reap it already ripened that same day, sparing his family hardship and keeping Christ remembered until next seed-time.
By L. Edna Walter · Genre: Religious Fiction, Folk Ballad, Poetry · 153 words
First lines
[Music: THE MIRACULOUS HARVEST]
1. Oh, Joseph, Mary, and Jesus / Were travelling for the west; / When Mary grew a-weary / She might sit down and rest.
2. They travelled further and further, / The weather being so warm, / Till they came unto a husbandman / A-sowing of his corn.
3. "Come, husbandman," cried Jesus, / "Cast all your seed away, / And carry home as ripened corn / What you have sowed this day.
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Genres
- Religious Fiction — The narrative centers on a divine miracle performed by Jesus, featuring explicit Christian theological content and religious instruction as the primary theme.
- Folk Ballad — Employs traditional ballad form with archaic language patterns ('a-weary', 'a-sowing'), regular rhyme scheme (ABAB), and is explicitly attributed to music, characteristic of folk ballads.
- Poetry — Written in verse form with consistent meter and rhyme structure, utilizing poetic devices and literary language.
- Spiritual Hymn — Contains hymnal qualities including musical notation reference, spiritual message, moral instruction, and devotional content typical of religious hymns.
Tags
miracle · harvest · Jesus · Joseph · Mary · Holy Family · divine intervention · supernatural · farmer · husbandman · corn · seed
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- Work type: Poem
- Author: L. Edna Walter
- Date: Date unknown
- Language: English
- Genres: Religious Fiction, Folk Ballad, Poetry, Spiritual Hymn, Miracle Literature
- Length: 153 words
- Structure: 1 section, 5 paragraphs
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