Poem December 24, 1955 Issue

LISTENERS AT BETHANY

Hazel Harper Brandner

The listeners who stood in sorrow's gloom
Heard Jesus thank his Father and demand,
"Take ye away the stone." Before the tomb
They heard him call to Lazarus, bound hand
And foot, "Come forth." They saw the dead appear
And heard the words, "Loose him, and let him go."
How many of the fettered, standing near,
Were also loosed from bonds, we do not know,
But those who were receptive gained in thought
An impetus to rise from lethargy,
To cast off bindings that false concepts wrought,
And stand forth newly vivified and free.

We are at Bethany in that same hour
When we perceive Truth's resurrecting power.

Hazel Harper Brandner

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