Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, THE LITTLE TOWN, by CLINTON SCOLLARD


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First Line: O little town, o little town
Last Line: But follow still the star!
Subject(s): Bethlehem, Palestine; Christmas; Jesus Christ; Nativity, The


O LITTLE town, O little town,
Upon the hills so far,
We see you, like a thing sublime,
Across the great gray wastes of time,
And men go up and men go down,
But follow still the star!

And this is humble Bethlehem
In the Judean wild;
And this is lowly Bethlehem
Wherein a mother smiled;
Yea, this is happy Bethlehem
That knew the little Child!

Ay, this is glorious Bethlehem
Where He drew living breath
(Ah, precious, precious, Bethlehem!—
So every mortal saith)
Who brought to all that tread the earth
Life's triumph over death!

O little town, O little town,
Upon the hills afar,
You call to us, a thing sublime,
Across the great gray wastes of time,
For men go up and men go down,
But follow still the star!





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