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CHRISTMAS (2) by JOHN BANISTER TABB

First Line: THE WOMB OF SILENCE BEARS THE ETERNAL WORD
Last Line: MOTHERS THE HEAVEN-BORN CHILD.
Subject(s): CHRISTMAS; NATIVITY, THE;

The womb of silence bears the Eternal Word,
And yet no sound is heard;
The womb of Mary, Virgin undefiled,
Mothers the heaven-born Child.



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