Poetry Explorer- Classic Contemporary Poetry, STAR OF BETHLEHEM, by FLORENCE VAN CLEVE


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First Line: O star that led the wise men from the east
Last Line: O star that led the wise men from the east!
Subject(s): Christmas; Stars; Nativity, The


O Star that led the Wise Men from the East,
Shine on our revels—sanctify our feast!

They sought the Prince of Peace: we seek Him, too:
But not with myrrh and frankincense—with rue,

The Flower of Repentance, meet for those
Who saw the Light and yet the Darkness chose.

Though sometimes it may wax and sometimes wane,
Yet beams that Star—yet beckons us again;

Eternal challenge to the mystic Quest
For Peace, which, till he find, man may not rest.

And it shall shine until its task be done,
With all men Brothers, and all nations One.

Shine on our revels—sanctify our feast,
O Star that led the Wise Men from the East!





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