Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, THE KINGS OF THE EAST, by KATHARINE LEE BATES



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First Line: The kings of the east are riding
Last Line: The child-face of a star.
Subject(s): Christmas; Jesus Christ; Magi; Nativity, The


The Kings of the East are riding
Tonight to Bethlehem.
The sunset glows dividing,
The Kings of the East are riding;
A star their journey guiding,
Gleaming with gold and gem
The Kings of the East are riding
Tonight to Bethlehem.

There beams above the manger
The child-face of a star;
Amid the stars a stranger,
It beams above a manger;
What means this ether-ranger
To pause where poor folk are
There beams above a manger
The child-face of a star.





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