Bliss Carman, et al., eds. The World’s Best Poetry. 1904.
I. The Divine Element—(God, Christ, the Holy Spirit)De Sheepfol’
Sarah Pratt M’Lean Greene (1856–1935)D
Dat guards de sheepfol’ bin,
Look out in de gloomerin’ meadows,
Wha’r de long night rain begin—
So he call to de hirelin’ shepa’d,
“Is my sheep, is dey all come in?”
Oh den, says de hirelin’ shepa’d:
“Dey ’s some, dey ’s black and thin,
And some, dey ’s po’ ol’ wedda’s;
But de res’, dey ’s all brung in.
But de res’, dey ’s all brung in.”
Dat guards de sheepfol’ bin,
Goes down in the gloomerin’ meadows,
Wha’r de long night rain begin—
So he le’ down de ba’s ob de sheepfol’,
Callin’ sof’, “Come in. Come in.”
Callin’ sof’, “Come in. Come in.”
T’ro’ de col’ night rain and win’,
And up t’ro’ de gloomerin’ rain-paf’,
Wha’r de sleet fa’ pie’cin’ thin,
De po’ los’ sheep ob de sheepfol’,
Dey all comes gadderin’ in.
De po’ los’ sheep ob de sheepfol’,
Dey all comes gadderin’ in.