http://gospeltranslations.org/w/index.php?title=Old_Anna&action=history Revision history for this page on the wiki en MediaWiki 1.16alpha Sun, 19 Apr 2026 03:53:39 GMT http://gospeltranslations.org/w/index.php?title=Old_Anna&diff=14502&oldid=prev <p>New page: {{info}}At eighty-four her eyes were dim.&lt;br&gt;In Israel the days were grim.&lt;br&gt;The Roman overlords would spit&lt;br&gt;Upon the temple steps and sit&lt;br&gt;Across the court and watch the priest&lt;br&gt;On...</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{info}}At eighty-four her eyes were dim.&lt;br&gt;In Israel the days were grim.&lt;br&gt;The Roman overlords would spit&lt;br&gt;Upon the temple steps and sit&lt;br&gt;Across the court and watch the priest&lt;br&gt;On duty leave his feast&lt;br&gt;And put a towel on his staff&lt;br&gt;To wipe it up. And then they'd laugh&lt;br&gt;To see the prelate mount the pyre&lt;br&gt;And burn the towel with holy fire,&lt;br&gt;And wash his hands and cast a glance,&lt;br&gt;As if a spear, which said, &quot;The lance&lt;br&gt;Of God omnipotent, unprized,&lt;br&gt;Unfeared by you uncircumcized,&lt;br&gt;Will hew in pieces every dog&lt;br&gt;That fears him not and feeds on hog!&quot;&lt;br&gt;Old Anna spent her days in prayer.&lt;br&gt;She grieved to hear the Levites swear&lt;br&gt;And plot behind the temple doors&lt;br&gt;To take revenge or visit whores&lt;br&gt;Or give out prophecies on whim.&lt;br&gt;In Israel the days were grim.&lt;br&gt;Her eyes were dim but not yet blind&lt;br&gt;And daily she would come and find&lt;br&gt;Her place, as close as women could,&lt;br&gt;Within the court and there she stood&lt;br&gt;With open hands to God, or knelt&lt;br&gt;And poured out everything she felt&lt;br&gt;Of love to Him and hope within&lt;br&gt;For One to come and bear the sin&lt;br&gt;Of priests and soldiers, dog and Jew,&lt;br&gt;And, she confessed, of Anna, too.&lt;br&gt;Sometimes the priests would jeer and say,&lt;br&gt;&quot;You're blind, old woman, stay away.&quot;&lt;br&gt;Old Anna loved to smile and state:&lt;br&gt;&quot;You don't need eyes to pray and wait.&quot;&lt;br&gt;In fact, she thought, you don't need eyes&lt;br&gt;To live in love or make you wise&lt;br&gt;Or give you joy or bring you light.&lt;br&gt;Sometimes old Anna woke at night&lt;br&gt;And saw, within, the Coming One&lt;br&gt;As brilliant as the rising sun.&amp;nbsp;<br /> <br /> O, Lord, grant us the same to see&lt;br&gt;As we light advent candle three.</div> Mon, 13 Oct 2008 14:04:05 GMT Greetje http://gospeltranslations.org/wiki/Talk:Old_Anna