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A CHRISTMAS LYRIC by ANNIE MATHESON

First Line: STILL, AS OF OLD, THE WISE MEN SCAN
Last Line: O GOD, REVEAL THYSELF IN MAN!
Subject(s): CHRISTMAS; GIFTS & GIVING; HEARTS; HOLIDAYS; LOVE; NATIVITY, THE;

STILL, as of old, the wise men scan,
Before the Epiphany through the night,
The heavenly roof God gave to man:
O Light, reveal to them Thy light!

Thou, who dost lead their journeying far
Who learn Thy lore in stars above,
And in our earth, herself a star:
O Love, reveal to them Thy love!

Redeemer of our human lot
For ever since the world began,
To those who serve yet see Thee not,
O God, reveal Thyself in Man!



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