Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE LIGHT OF BETHLEHEM, by JOHN BANISTER TABB Poet's Biography First Line: Tis christmas night! The snow Last Line: The light of bethlehem! Alternate Author Name(s): Father Tabb Subject(s): Bethlehem, Palestine; Christmas; Nativity, The | ||||||||
'Tis Christmas night! the snow, A flock unnumbered lies: The old Judean stars aglow, Keep watch within the skies. An icy stillness holds The pulses of the night: A deeper mystery infolds The wondering Hosts of Light. Till, lo, with reverence pale That dims each diadem, The lordliest, earthward bending, hail The Light of Bethlehem! | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...DIFFERENT VIEWS; A CHRISMAS DUET by JOSEPH ASHBY-STERRY AN UNMERRY CHRISTMAS by AMBROSE BIERCE CHRISTMAS IN CHINATOWN by AUGUST KLEINZAHLER CHRISTMAS TREE by JOHN FREDERICK NIMS ISAIAH'S COAL by JOHN FREDERICK NIMS SOUNDS OF THE RESURRECTED DEAD MAN'S FOOTSTEPS (#3): 1. BEAST, PEACH.. by MARVIN BELL ANONYMOUS by JOHN BANISTER TABB |
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