Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, THE CHRISTMAS STAR, by CLYDE MCGEE


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THE CHRISTMAS STAR, by                    
First Line: Shine gently down, o radiant star
Last Line: In every little baby's birth.
Subject(s): Birth; Christmas; Jesus Christ - Childhood & Youth; Mary. Mother Of Jesus; Women - Bible; Child Birth; Midwifery; Nativity, The; Virgin Mary


Shine gently down, O radiant star,
On every roof where children are;
May every tiny, curly head
By thy pure light be haloèd.

And mothers who are watching by,
Be thine the blessing from on high;
For Christ doth come again to earth
In every little baby's birth.





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