The Miraculous Harvest

There was a star all in the east

which shed a cheerful ray

In to King Herod’s bed chamber

And where King Herod lay

The wise men, they did soon espy it

And they told the king on high

That a princely, babe was born that night

No king could ever destroy

Then Herod sent for his armed men

Said ready then they should be

All children under two years old

shall be slayed oh they shall be.

Then Jesus, aye and Joseph too

And Mary, that was so pure

Travelled into old Egypt

As you will find most sure

They travelled further, further on

The weather it being so warm

Until they met a husbandman

A sowing of his corn

God speed thy work; then Jesus said

Go fetch thy ox and wain

And carry home the ripened corn,

And harvest all your grain.

And if anyone should ask of you

And enquire of me alone

Tell them ;jesus passed me by’

Just as the seeds were sown.

After that came Herod’s men

So furious was their cry

Enquiring of the husbandman

Whether Jesus had passed by.

The truth it must be spoken well

The truth it must be told

For i saw Jesus passing by

Just as my seeds were sown.

And as you see it ripened well

And some lies on my wain

Ready to fetch and carry back

Into my barns again

The captain said to his armed man

Your labour and mine’s in vain.

It’s full three quarters of a year

since he planted this grain.

So Herod, he was well deceived

By the work of God’s own hand

No further did he then proceed

Into the holy land.