{"collection":"time","html_url":"https://unchartedknowledge.5gfusion.net/browse/time/50x/50x27.htm","path":"time/50x/50x27.htm","source_url":"https://sacred-texts.com/time/50x/50x27.htm","text":"Fifty Christmas Poems for Children, by Florence B. Hyett, [1923]\nTHE holly and the ivy,\n Now are both well grown.\n Of all the trees that are in the wood\n The holly bears the crown.\nThe holly bears a blossom\n As white as the lily flower,\n And Mary bore sweet Jesus Christ\n To be our sweet Saviour.\nThe holly bears a berry\n As red as any blood,\n And Mary bore sweet Jesus Christ\n To do poor sinners good.\nThe holly bears a prickle\n As sharp as any thorn,\n And Mary bore sweet Jesus Christ\n On Christmas Day in the morn.\nThe holly bears a bark\n As bitter as any gall,\n And Mary bore sweet Jesus Christ\n For to redeem us all.\nThe holly and the ivy\n Now are both well grown,\n Of all the trees that are in the wood\n The holly bears the crown.\n--TRADITIONAL","title":"Fifty Christmas Poems for Children: The Holly And The Ivy","type":"page"}