POEMS

by

G.K. CHESTERTON

NEW YORK

1916

BY THE SAME AUTHOR

The Napoleon of Notting Hill: A Romance. With illustrations by Graham Robertson.

Heretics.

Orthodoxy.

All Things Considered.

George Bernard Shaw. An illustrated biography.

The Ball and the Cross.

The Ballad of the White Horse.

The Innocence of Father Brown. Illustrated.

The Wisdom of Father Brown.

Manalive.

The Flying Inn.

JOHN LANE COMPANY PUBLISHERS NEW YORK

CONTENTS

I

THREE DEDICATIONS

TO EDMUND CLERIHEW BENTLEY
TO HILAIRE BELLOC
TO M. E. W.

II

WAR POEMS

LEPANTO
THE MARCH OF THE BLACK MOUNTAIN 1913
BLESSED ARE THE PEACEMAKERS
THE WIFE OF FLANDERS
THE CRUSADER RETURNS FROM CAPTIVITY

III

LOVE POEMS

GLENCOE
LOVE'S TRAPPIST
CONFESSIONAL
MUSIC
THE DELUGE
THE STRANGE MUSIC
THE GREAT MINIMUM
THE MORTAL ANSWERS
A MARRIAGE SONG
BAY COMBE

IV

RELIGIOUS POEMS

THE WISE MEN
THE HOUSE OF CHRISTMAS
A SONG OF GIFTS TO GOD
THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN
A HYMN FOR THE CHURCH MILITANT
THE BEATIFIC VISION
THE TRUCE OF CHRISTMAS
A HYMN
A CHRISTMAS SONG FOR THREE GUILDS
THE NATIVITY
A CHILD OF THE SNOWS
A WORD

V

RHYMES FOR THE TIMES

ANTICHRIST, OR THE REUNION OF CHRISTENDOM: AN ODE
THE REVOLUTIONIST, OR LINES TO A STATESMAN
THE SHAKESPEARE MEMORIAL
THE HORRIBLE HISTORY OF JONES