Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE HOLY STAR, by WILLIAM CULLEN BRYANT Poet Analysis Poet's Biography First Line: As shadows cast by cloud and sun Last Line: To fill the world with light. Variant Title(s): Christmas;the Star Of Bethlehem Subject(s): Christmas; Jesus Christ; Nativity, The | ||||||||
As shadows cast by cloud and sun Flit o'er the summer grass, So, in thy sight, Almighty One, Earth's generations pass. And while the years, an endless host, Come pressing swiftly on, The brightest names that earth can boast Just glisten and are gone. Yet doth the Star of Bethlehem shed A lustre pure and sweet, And still it leads, as once it led, To the Messiah's feet. O Father, may that holy star Grow every year more bright, And send its glorious beams afar To fill the world with light. | 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 A FOREST HYMN by WILLIAM CULLEN BRYANT |
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