{"collection":"Northern European Mythology","html_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/browse/neu/hbs/hbs45.htm","path":"neu/hbs/hbs45.htm","source_url":"https://sacred-texts.com/neu/hbs/hbs45.htm","text":"Sacred-Texts\u00a0Legends & Sagas\u00a0Index\u00a0Previous\u00a0Next\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n p. 258\n \n \n \n THE MIRACLE OF ST. NICHOLAS\n \n DEAR God, great marvel is it unseen wonders to behold!\n \n In St. Paul\u2019s white monastery were tables of the gold,\n \n And all the saints in order were seated. At the head\n \n Was the Thunderer Elijah; where the midst of the board was spread,\n \n Were M\u00e1riya and Sava; at the bottom of the board\n \n Were Holy Friday and Sunday. To the glory of Christ the Lord\n \n To drink, and begin the festival, St. Nicholas stood up,\n \n But he fell asleep in a little and in slumber dropped the cup.\n \n It fell on the golden table, but broke not, nor spilled the wine.\n \n | Elijah then rebuked him: | \n| | \u201cNicholas, brother mine, | \n \n We have not slumbered, brother, though we drank cool wine ere now,\n \n Nor dropped cups from our fingers. Why dost thou slumber so?\u201d\n \n | Said St. Nicholas: | \n| | \u201cElijah the Thunderer, let be! | \n \n I closed my eyes for a little and a strange dream came to me.\n \n \n \n \n \n p. 259\n \n \n \n There were three hundred c\u00e1loyers1 set sail on the blue sea,\n \n And they bore sacrificial gifts to the famous Holy Height\n \n Of Athos; yellow wax they bore and also incense white.\n \n The wind arose among the clouds; the waves of the sea it smote,\n \n To drown three hundred c\u00e1loyers. But they cried as from one throat:\n \n \u2018Aid us, God and St. Nicholas! Come, wherever thou mayst be!\u2019\n \n And I aided them and the c\u00e1loyers came home again from sea;\n \n Safe home came the three hundred, and O their hearts were light!\n \n They bore the sacrificial gifts unto the Holy Height\n \n Of Athos; yellow wax they bore and white incense as well.\n \n At that time did I slumber, and the cup from my fingers fell.\u201d\n \n \n \n Next\n \n \n \n \n \n Footnotes\n \n \n \n \n \n p. 259\n \n \n \n 1 Monks of the Greek church.","title":"THE MIRACLE OF ST. NICHOLAS","type":"page"}