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A man be born of water and the spirit��
He cannot enter into the Kingdom of God。
For that which of the flesh is born�察�is flesh��
And that which of the spirit is born�察�is spirit。
NICODEMUS。
We Israelites from the Primeval Man
Adam Ahelion derive our bodies��
Our souls are breathings of the Holy Ghost。
No more than this we know�察�or need to know。
CHRISTUS。
Then marvel not�察�that I said unto thee
Ye must be born again。
NICODEMUS。
The mystery
Of birth and death we cannot comprehend。
CHRISTUS。
The wind bloweth where it listeth�察�and we hear
The sound thereof�察�but know not whence it cometh��
Nor whither it goeth。 So is every one
Born of the spirit��
NICODEMUS�察�aside。
How can these things be��
He seems to speak of some vague realm of shadows��
Some unsubstantial kingdom of the air��
It is not this the Jews are waiting for��
Nor can this be the Christ�察�the Son of David��
Who shall deliver us��
CHRISTUS。
Art thou a master
Of Israel�察�and knowest not these things��
We speak that we do know�察�and testify
That we have seen�察�and ye will not receive
Our witness。 If I tell you earthly things��
And ye believe not�察�how shall ye believe��
If I should tell you of things heavenly��
And no man hath ascended up to heaven��
But he alone that first came down from heaven��
Even the Son of Man which is in heaven��
NICODEMUS�察�aside。
This is a dreamer of dreams�察�a visionary��
Whose brain is overtasked�察�until he deems
The unseen world to be a thing substantial��
And this we live in�察�an unreal vision��
And yet his presence fascinates and fills me
With wonder�察�and I feel myself exalted
Into a higher region�察�and become
Myself in part a dreamer of his dreams��
A seer of his visions��
CHRISTUS。
And as Moses
Uplifted the serpent in the wilderness��
So must the Son of Man be lifted up��
That whosoever shall believe in Him
Shall perish not�察�but have eternal life。
He that believes in Him is not condemned��
He that believes not�察�is condemned already。
NICODEMUS�察�aside。
He speaketh like a Prophet of the Lord��
CHRISTUS。
This is the condemnation�察�that the light
Is come into the world�察�and men loved darkness
Rather than light�察�because their deeds are evil��
NICODEMUS�察�aside。
Of me he speaketh� �He reproveth me��
Because I come by night to question him��
CHRISTUS。
For every one that doeth evil deeds
Hateth the light�察�nor cometh to the light
Lest he should be reproved。
NICODEMUS�察�aside。
Alas�察�how truly
He readeth what is passing in my heart��
CHRISTUS。
But he that doeth truth comes to the light��
So that his deeds may be made manifest��
That they are wrought in God。
NICODEMUS。
Alas� �alas��
V
BLIND BARTIMEUS
BARTIMEUS。
Be not impatient�察�Chilion�察�it is pleasant
To sit here in the shadow of the walls
Under the palms�察�and hear the hum of bees��
And rumor of voices passing to and fro��
And drowsy bells of caravans on their way
To Sidon or Damascus。 This is still
The City of Palms�察�and yet the walls thou seest
Are not the old walls�察�not the walls where Rahab
Hid the two spies�察�and let them down by cords
Out of the window�察�when the gates were shut��
And it was dark。 Those walls were overthrown
When Joshua's army shouted�察�and the priests
Blew with their seven trumpets。
CHILION。
When was that��
BARTIMEUS。
O my sweet rose of Jericho�察�I know not
Hundreds of years ago。 And over there
Beyond the river�察�the great prophet Elijah
Was taken by a whirlwind up to heaven
In chariot of fire�察�with fiery horses。
That is the plain of Moab�察�and beyond it
Rise the blue summits of Mount Abarim��
Nebo and Pisgah and Peor�察�where Moses
Died�察�whom the Lord knew face to face�拭�and whom
He buried in a valley�察�and no man
Knows of his sepulchre unto this day。
CHILION。
Would thou couldst see these places�察�as I see them。
BARTIMEUS。
I have not seen a glimmer of the light
Since thou wast born。 I never saw thy face��
And yet I seem to see it�察�and one day
Perhaps shall see it�察�for there is a Prophet
In Galilee�察�the Messiah�察�the Son of David��
Who heals the blind�察�if I could only find him。
I hear the sound of many feet approaching��
And voices�察�like the murmur of a crowd��
What seest thou��
CHILION。
A young man clad in white
Is coming through the gateway�察�and a crowd
Of people follow。
BARTIMEUS。
Can it be the Prophet��
O neighbors�察�tell me who it is that passes��
ONE OF THE CROWD。
Jesus of Nazareth。
BARTIMEUS�察�crying。
O Son of David��
Have mercy on me��
MANY OP THE CROWD。
Peace。 Blind Bartimeus��
Do not disturb the Master。
BARTIMEUS�察�crying more vehemently。
Son of David��
Have mercy on me��
ONE OF THE CROWD。
See�察�the Master stops。
Be of good comfort�察�rise�察�He calleth thee��
BARTIMEUS�察�casting away his cloak。
Chilion� �good neighbors� �lead me on。
CHRISTUS。
What wilt thou
That I should do to thee��
BARTIMEUS。
Good Lord� �my sight
That I receive my sight��
CHRISTUS。
Receive thy sight��
Thy faith hath made thee whole��
THE CROWD。
He sees again��
CHRISTUS passes on�察�The crowd gathers round BARTIMEUS。
BARTIMEUS。
I see again�察�but sight bewilders me��
Like a remembered dream�察�familiar things
Come back to me。 I see the tender sky
Above me�察�see the trees�察�the city walls��
And the old gateway�察�through whose echoing arch
I groped so many years�察�and you�察�my neighbors��
But know you by your friendly voices only。
How beautiful the world is� �and how wide��
Oh�察�I am miles away�察�if I but look��
Where art thou�察�Chilion��
CHILION。
Father�察�I am here。
BARTIMEUS。
Oh let me gaze upon thy face�察�dear child��
For I have only seen thee with my hands��
How beautiful thou art� �I should have known thee��
Thou hast her eyes whom we shall see hereafter��
O God of Abraham� �Elion� �Adonai��
Who art thyself a Father�察�pardon me
If for a moment I have thee postponed
To the affections and the thoughts of earth��
Thee�察�and the adoration that I owe thee��
When by thy power alone these darkened eyes
Have been unsealed again to see thy light��
VI
JACOB'S WELL
A SAMARITAN WOMAN。
The sun is hot�察�and the dry east´wind blowing
Fills all the air with dust。 The birds are silent��
Even the little fieldfares in the corn
No longer twitter�察�only the grasshoppers
Sing their incessant song of sun and summer。
I wonder who those strangers were I met
Going into the city�拭 �Galileans
They seemed to me in speaking�察�when they asked
The short way to the market´place。 Perhaps
They are fishermen from the lake�察�or travellers��
Looking to find the inn。 And here is some one
Sitting beside the well�察�another stranger��
A Galilean also by his looks。
What can so many Jews be doing here
Together in Samaria�拭 �Are they going
Up to Jerusalem to the Passover��
Our Passover is better here at Sychem��
For here is Ebal�察�here is Gerizim��
The mountain where our father Abraham
Went up to offer Isaac�察�here the tomb
Of Joseph��for they brought his bones Egypt
And buried them in this land�察�and it is holy。
CHRISTUS。
Give me to drink。
SAMARITAN WOMAN。
How can it be that thou��
Being a Jew�察�askest to drink of me
Which am a woman of Samaria��
You Jews despise us�察�have no dealings with us��
Make us a byword�察�call us in derision
The silly folk of Sychar。 Sir�察�how is it
Thou askest drink of me��
CHRISTUS。
If thou hadst known
The gift of God�察�and who it is that sayeth
Give me to drink�察�thou wouldst have asked of Him��
He would have given thee the living water。
SAMARITAN WOMAN。
Sir�察�thou hast naught to draw with�察�and the well
Is deep � �Whence hast thou living water��
Say�察�art thou greater than our father Jacob��
Which gave this well to us�察�and drank thereof
Himself�察�and all his children and his cattle��
CHRISTUS。
Ah�察�whosoever drinketh of this water
Shall thirst again�察�but whosoever drinketh
The water I shall give him shall not thirst
Forevermore�察�for it shall be within him
A well of living water�察�springing up
Into life everlasting。
SAMARITAN WOMAN。
Every day
I must go to and fro�察�in heat and cold��
And I am weary。 Give me of this water��
That I may thirst not�察�nor come here to draw。
CHRISTUS。
Go call thy husband�察�woman�察�and come hither。
SAMARITAN WOMAN。
I have no husband�察�Sir。
CHRISTUS。
Thou hast well said
I have no husband。 Thou hast had five husbands��
And he whom now thou hast is not thy husband。
SAMARITAN WOMAN。
Surely thou art a Prophet�察�for thou readest
The hidden things of life� �Our fathers worshipped
Upon this mountain Gerizim�察�and ye say
The only place in which men ought to worship
Is at Jerusalem。
CHRISTUS。
Believe me�察�woman��
The hour is coming�察�when ye neither shall
Upon this mount�察�nor at Jerusalem��
Worship the Father�察�for the hour is coming��
And is now come�察�when the true worshippers
Shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth��
The Father seeketh such to worship Him。
God is a spirit�察�and they that worship Him
Must worship Him in spirit and in truth。
SAMARITAN WOMAN。
Master�察�I know that the Messiah cometh��
Which is called Christ�察�and he will tell us all things。
CHRISTUS。
I that speak unto thee am He��
THE DISCIPLES�察�returning。
Behold��
The Master sitting by the well�察�and talking
With a Samaritan woman� �