?Oh father, is that Jerusalem?
Those walls and towers so strong!?
?Ho, boy, we are yet in our own fair France,
That is only Avignon.?

* * * * *
?Oh father, are these the Jordan's banks?
Let us rest in those vineyards fair?
?Ho, boy, these are only the banks of the Rhone,
And we may not linger there.?

* * * * *
?Oh father, I fear them?the waves! the waves!
Is Jerusalem over the sea??
?Ay, over the sea and then over the hills?
But cling, my boy, to me.?

* * * * *
?Oh father, is that Jerusalem,
Like a shell of gold in the bay??
Nay, it is only Palermo, boy;
And this is Saint Rosalie's day.?

* * * * *
?Oh father, I feared the sea, but more
I fear this burning sand?
?Good cheer, my boy; take heart of grace,
We tread upon holy land.?

* * * * *
?Oh father, can it be Holy Land,
With all this blood and death??
?That was Acre we stormed, my boy;
Now let us to Nazareth.?

* * * * *
 
?Oh father, the hills are so high?so high!
Is Jerusalem very far??
?Hush, hush, my boy, and I'll tell you the tale
Of the Kings who followed the Star.?

* * * * *
?Oh father, the hills are so steep?so steep!
Will Jerusalem soon be near??
?Boy, what had it been had you carried the cross,
Instead of your father's spear??

* * * * *
?Oh father, I am weary and faint;
This must be Calvary!?
?Good cheer, my boy; but one hill more;
Jerusalem is nigh.

?The men-at-arms have passed the ridge.
Hark, boy, how the warriors sing!?
?I only hear the sound of harps,
And waters murmuring.?

`Wake, boy, this is no time to fail!
Oh best of happy hours!
Behold at length Jerusalem?
Its gates, and domes, and towers!?

?Father, I see Jerusalem,
Ah, nearer than you deem!?
?Your eyes are closed, you see it not,
Or see it in a dream!
?Your eyes are closed, my boy, my boy!
Your face is to the West!?
?Father, I see it overhead,
And, oh, so full of rest!

?There are little children clothed in white,
And angels leading them;
There are streets of gold and gates of pearl!
At last?Jerusalem.

?And our little Marie is beckoning me,
In her hand a diadem.
Father, I must go on before
We'll meet in Jerusalem.?