It was in the Spring
The Passover had come.
There was feasting in the streets and joy.
But an awful thing
Happened in the Spring-
Men who knew not what they did
Killed Mary's Boy.
He was Mary's Son,
And the Son of God was He-
Sent to bring the whole world joy.
There were some who could not hear,
And some were filled with fear-
So they built a cross
For Mary's Boy.
Langston Hughes
