Seven points hath the Christmas star: One is the love that shines afar From God to man; and one is the love That leaps from the world to the Lord above; And one is good will on the happy earth; And one is purity, one is peace, And two are the joys that never cease, -- God's joy, Man's joy, -- Aflame in the star of the wonderful Birth. And the light of God's love is a golden light, And man's love to man is crimson bright, And man's love to God is an azure ray, -- Alas, when it flickers and dies away! And the seven rays through the worshipping night, Like the flash of all jewels, exult and play, -- God's joy, Man's joy, -- Yet they shine as one, and the star is white. |