THE FLIGHT INTO EGYPT

By Henry Van Dyke

Thou wayfaring Jesus, a pilgrim and stranger,

Exiled from heaven by love at thy birth,

Exiled again from thy rest in the manger,

A fugitive child‘ mid the perils of earth,—

Cheer with thy fellowship all who are weary,

Wandering far from the land that they love;

Guide every heart that is homeless and dreary,

Safe to its home in thy presence above.