,,! ,,miracle ,,songs  ,,( ,,jesus      
,,by ,,wilson ,,macdonald     ,copyright
 #aiba  ,by ,wilson ,mac,donald         
,publi%$ ,novemb]1 #aiba  ,all rights   
res]v$     ,,=eword  ,mr4 ,wilson       
,mac,donald is already well-kn[n to     
/ud5ts ( ,canadian v]se ?r\gh 8 volume  
,! ,song ( ! ,prairie ,l&1 publi%$ 9    
#aiah1 & also ?r\gh v>i\s poems :i* h   
appe>$ f "t to "t 9 magaz9es 9 ,canada &
 abroad4  ,! poem1 ,! ,miracle ,songs ( 
,jesus1 hi!rto unpubli%$1 %[s ,mr4      
,mac,donald's di/+ui%$ gift 9 a new =m1 
& w be welcom$ z an important           
contribution to religi\s v]se4       ,,!
 ,,miracle ,,songs ,,( ,,jesus          
,jesus1 ! poet ( ,galilee1   ,fa%ion$ ! 
light 9 ,8 lyric h&s1   ,& held x up =  
all m5 to see3   ,! ,publican & !       
,ph>isee1   ,! m]*ant ri* & ! robb] b&s 
,on ! outca/ fr+e ( ,galilee4   ,b all (
 ! wise m5 sne]$ at ,him2   ,& ! gay "y 
fell[s je]$ at ,him2   ,& only a fi%]man
 fool or two   ,look$ up at ! ,light )  
its liquid hue   ,& drank its beauty (  

r$ & blue4    ,jesus1 ! poet ( ,galilee1
   ,sang t ! we>y might be free2   ,sang
 ( ! lilies--h[ _! glory   ,%am$ ! be/  
at a k+'s comm&2   ,sang ,8 tru?s 9 a   
lyric /ory   ,ev5 ! poor c\ld und]/&4   
,& ! wise m5 he>d & !y tri$ to scan   ,!
 rhymes ( ! poet ,son-(-,man4   ,b1 e "t
 t ,he sang1 !y f\nd   ,"s *]i%$ rule ( 
_! p$ant s*ool   ,0 kill$ 9 8 poem's    
/range1 new s\nd4    ,& ,jesus1 ! poet1 
grew sick at he>t   ,& fl$ f ! halls :]e
 le>n+ kills2   ,& took ,8 v]se f ! fe> 
( art   ,to ! bold delight ( ! ra9-wa%$ 
hills4   ,& ! songs ,he sang to ! des]t 
sea   ,7 f> too sweet = ! e>s ( m52   ,b
 ! gray-:ite dunes ( ,galilee   ,h bl[n 
) a fair] fl[] s9ce !n4    ,a le>n$ gr\p
 ( dons w gloat   ,at a fool's la/ ^w 9 
a high prie/'s ?roat4   ,b ! song ( ,god
 9 a ,c>p5t]'s saw   ,c\ld nev] hold    
wise m5 9 awe4   ,& :5ev] ,*ri/1 ! b>d1 
w\ld s+   ,!y lo/ ,8 tru? 9 a hamm]'s   
r+4    ,! wild]ness call$ ) h] sil5t    
lure3   ,o poet ( ?\ghtless ,naz>e?     
,come out to me ) y\r />ry brea?4   ,&  

,8 :ite re$ ye>n$ = ! moon-*ill$ s&s    
,:]e ! fray$ fl[]s cure   ,) _! gypsy   
h&s4   ,b ,he turn$ ,8 face   ,f ! sil5t
 place1   ,) ! comrade />s above1   ,z  
we all h done1   ,z we all h done   ,f a
 maid we d>e n love4    ,& ! sil5t des]t
 call$ aga93   ,o poet ( ?\ghtless      
,naz>e?1   ,come out to me ) y\r        
fragrant brea?1   ,& walk ) me 9 !      
moon's :ite ra94   ,b a bl9d man's /ick 
on a holl[ /one1   ,z x sl[ly tapp$     
?r\gh a di/ant city1   ,& a brok5       
woman's hopeless moan   ,call$ out to   
,him ) a deep] tone2   ,& ! he>t ( ! ,"l
 0 pity4    ,& back to ! t[n ! poet     
came1   ,& took ,8 feet to ! temple's   
hall1   ,& he>d ! boa/ ( a man nam$     
,saul2   ,& ,he he>d ,saul mock1   ,9 a 
fi]y tongue1   ,! sweete/ songs :i* ,8  
he>t _h sung4   ,b ,jesus ( ,naz>e?1 !n 
& !re1   ,c\ld sc>ce =be>   ,f a fond   
embrace1   ,kn[+ ! beauty ! man %\ld we>
   ,at ano!r "t1 9 ano!r place4    ,!   
critics 7 _m 9 ,jesus' day2   ,& ,8     
songs 7 scorn$ by ! cau/ic p54   ,he did

 n write 9 ! ,grecian way2   ,& ,he knew
 n h[ to prea* or pray   ,9 a way       
approv$ ( m54   ,8 !mes 7 bad by !      
,roman *>t1   ,& ,8 metres all 7 wrong2 
,= all ( ! ,high ,prie/s _h _! art1   ,&
 ,he _h only ,8 song4    ,n[ few ( ! p  
c>$ to he>   ,! ,poet bl[ on ,8 />ry    
re$s2   ,s ,he took ,8 gift f ! s\l's   
high sph]e--   ,! miracle song t few    
w\ld he>--   ,& l[]$ ,8 p[]1   ,9 a     
hopeless h\r1   ,& made m5 c[]   ,at ,8 
miracle de$s4    ,a miracle de$ is a    
simple ?+   ,to a miracle song or a     
miracle tru?4   ,yet !y m>vell$ n t a   
song c\ld br+   ,to ! ve9s ( ,"t ! _w's 
lo/ y\?4   ,& two 7 ga!r$ & sometimes   
?ree   ,to he> ! poet ( ,galilee4   ,b !
 mob swept d[n l leaves 9 a /orm   ,:5  
!y he>d ! miracle man w\ld p]=m4    ,& !
 lame m5 walk$ & ! bl9d m5 saw2   ,& !  
dead m5 brea!d by a /range1 new law4    
,b !y 7 few to ! f>-flung ?rong   ,:o   
saw & brea!d ?r\gh ! poet's song4   ,:5 
!y sat & f$ on ! fi% & bread   ,five    
?\s& m5 0 an easy c\nt2   ,& ! de$ 0    

done2   ,b to-morr['s sun   ,w /ill br+ 
?rongs to ! ,pulpit-,m\nt4    ,& ,i am  
sure t ,john or ,m>y   ,c>$ n a :it :5  
,he walk$ ! sea4   ,b ,i am sure t !y   
lov$ to t>ry   ,& he> ! ,poet (         
,galilee4   ,& ( ! ?rong t ar\nd ,him   
press$   ',twas ,john & ,m>y t ,he lov$ 
be/4    ,& :5 ! ,poet sat d[n1 to *oose 
,! m5 to take to ! _w ,8 news1   ,he    
s\ght no m5 :o _h held _! di%es   ,to   
cat* ,8 gift ( ! loaves & fi%es4   ,b   
,he *ose !m out ( ! pur] ?rongs   ,:o   
came to he> ,8 miracle songs4    ,& :5  
at la/ ,he w5t up a ,hill1   ,to seal ,8
 songs ) ! seal ( ,dea?1   ,^: 7 ! h&s t
 7 rais$ to kill   ,?is brave "y poet ( 
,naz>e?8   ,! man :o ?ru/ at ,8 side ,i 
f9d   ,0 a man :o saw ,him heal ! bl9d4 
,& ! m5 :o f$ on ! fi% & bread   ,7 *e]+
 ! de$ 9 ! ranks beh9d4   ,b 9 a gr\p   
:i* _h drawn ap>t1   ,to p\r _! te>s =  
,8 brok5 he>t1   ,7 ! ones :o he>d   ,8 
miracle ^w4    ,if all ( ! miracle de$s 
( ,*ri/   ,_h prov5 bir? 9 a womb ( lies
   ,my _s w\ld /ill ) ,him keep try/    

,) fai? z deep z ! sun-wa%$ skies4   ,b 
:y %\ld ,i d\bt s simple a ?+   ,z a    
miracle de$ f a man :o c\ld s+   ,a     
miracle song t %$s its p[]   ,9 a pure1 
:ite light to ! _w's la/ h\r4    ,!     
temple bells r+ out to-day   ,& !       
,ph>isees pray   ,9 _! anci5t way4   ,& 
! lips ( ! prea*]s love to t>ry   ,on ! 
virg9 bir? & ! miracle de$2   ,b !      
temple bells ,i %all n he$2   ,= ,i am  
go+ ) ,john & ,m>y   ,out on ! hills ) !
 sl5d] ?rongs   ,:o love to he> !       
,miracle ,songs4