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Classic and Contemporary Poetry
GIFTS, by HELEN WIEAND COLE First Line: Three kings there were from orient who came Last Line: Bring that of which they have the chiefest, love. Subject(s): Christmas; Gifts & Giving; Magi; Nativity, The | |||
Three kings there were from Orient who came, Led by a star with strange, compelling flame, A Prince's sign; And shepherds, too, followed its beckoning light, Till in a manger, lo, ineffable sight, Godhood benign! That blessed the givers of the royal gold, But smiled upon the lambkin from the fold. We, too, may bring our frankincense and myrrh, And pay our tribute there, as though we were Of kingly birth; But 'tis not gifts like these that He doth prize So much as those which come in lowlier wise From the poor of earth, Who having naught of gold or treasure-trove Bring that of which they have the chiefest, love. | 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 |
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