Then He replied: "It is not meet To take the children's bread And cast it out to dogs, while they-- The children--are not fed."
But she said: "Yea, Lord, very true, Yet dogs, Thou know'st, do eat The crumbs that from the table fall, Beneath the children's feet."
"O, woman," Jesus answered then, "Great is thy trusting faith; And be it unto thee, and thine, Whatever thy heart saith."
And she went joyful to her house, And found the devil fled, And her fair daughter calm and well, And laid upon her bed.
AND now, this gracious work performed The Lord returned again Unto the sea of Galilee, And through Decapolis plain.
Unto a mountain He repaired, And sought a quiet seat; But many sufferers followed Him, And crowded round His feet.
The eager multitudes brought forth The blind, and dumb, and lame, And Jesus healed them, every one, Who to His presence came.
And all the people glorified The God of Israel; And, much astonished, they exclaimed, "He hath done all things well!"
Then the Lord sent the people home, And, taking ship again, Sailed with the twelve along the sea, Unto Magdala's plain.
There Pharisees and Sadducees Came, tempting Him, and sought A sign from heaven that they might know The doctrines that He taught.
But He refused to give a sign To hypocrites so base, And leaving them, and taking ship, Sailed to another place.
NOW, coming to Bethsaida, They bring a blind man down, Beseeching Him to touch him, But He leads him out of town.
Then, spitting, moistens the blind eyes, And asks him if he sees; And the man looks up and answers: "I see men walk, as trees."
Then Jesus put His gentle hands On the man's eyes again, Made him look up--his eyes were healed, And he saw all things plain.
THEN, after that, as Jesus with His twelve disciples walked To Cæsarea Philippi, And gravely with them talked,
He asked them who the people said That He, Himself, might be; They answered John, Elias, and The prophet Jeremy.
He saith: "But whom say ye am I, Who long with you have trod?" Peter exclaimed: "Thou art the Christ, Son of the living God!"
Then Jesus answered him: "How blest Simon Bar-jona, thou, For flesh and blood hath not revealed What thou, from heaven, dost know.
"And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter sure, And on this rock I'll build my church From gates of hell secure.