Late, Late, So Late!Late, late, so late!
dark the night and chill!
Late, late, so late!
but we can enter still.
Too late, too late!
ye cannot enter now.
No light had we:
for that we do repent;
And learning this,
the bridegroom will relent.
Too late, too late! ye cannot enter now.
No light: so late! and dark and chill the night!
O, let us in, that we may find the light!
Too late, too late: ye cannot enter now.
Have we not heard the bridegroom is so sweet?
O, let us in, tho' late, to kiss his feet!
No, no, too late! ye cannot enter now."
-- Alfred, Lord Tennyson, 1871
As they went away, Jesus began to speak to the crowds concerning John: "What did you go out into the wilderness to behold? A reed shaken by the wind? Why then did you go out? To see a man clothed in soft raiment? Behold, those who wear soft raiment are in kings' houses. Why then did you go out? To see a prophet? Yes, I tell you, and more than a prophet. This is he of whom it is written, “Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, who shall prepare thy way before thee.” -- Matthew 11:7-10
[VIDEO: Emmylou Harris, performing "Prayer in Open D" and "Get Up John (the Baptist)" in a 1996 concert on German TV.]
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