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Gilbert Keith Chesterton '1874…1936'





MARY'S BABY



Joseph; mild and noble; bent above the straw:

A pale girl; a frail girl; suffering he saw;

〃O my Love; my Mary; my bride; I pity thee!〃

〃Nay; Dear;〃 said Mary; 〃all is well with me!〃

〃Baby; my baby; O my babe;〃 she sang。

Suddenly the golden night all with music rang。



Angels leading shepherds; shepherds leading sheep:

The silence of worship broke the mother's sleep。

All the meek and lowly of all the world were there;

Smiling; she showed them that her Child was fair;

〃Baby; my baby;〃 kissing Him she said。

Suddenly a flaming star through the heavens sped。



Three old men and weary knelt them side by side;

The world's wealth forswearing; majesty and pride;

Worldly might and wisdom before the Babe bent low:

Weeping; maid Mary said; 〃I love Him so!〃

〃Baby; my baby;〃 and the Baby slept。

Suddenly on Calvary all the olives wept。



Shaemas OSheel '1886…





GATES AND DOORS

A Ballad of Christmas Eve



There was a gentle hostler

(And blessed be his name!)

He opened up the stable

The night Our Lady came。

Our Lady and St。 Joseph;

He gave them food and bed;

And Jesus Christ has given him

A glory round his head。



So let the gate swing open

However poor the yard;

Lest weary People visit you

And find their Passage barred。

Unlatch the door at midnight

And let your lantern's glow

Shine out to guide the traveler's feet

To you across the snow。



There was a courteous hostler

(He is in Heaven to…night)

He held Our Lady's bridle

And helped her to alight。

He spread clean straw before her

Whereon she might lie down;

And Jesus Christ has given him

An everlasting crown。



Unlock the door this evening

And let your gate swing wide;

Let all who ask for shelter

Come speedily inside。

What if your yard be narrow?

What if your house be small?

There is a Guest is coming

Will glorify it all。



There was a joyous hostler

Who knelt on Christmas morn

Beside the radiant manger

Wherein his Lord was born。

His heart was full of laughter;

His soul was full of bliss

When Jesus; on His Mother's lap;

Gave him His hand to kiss。



Unbar your heart this evening

And keep no stranger out;

Take from your soul's great portal

The barrier of doubt。

To humble folk and weary

Give hearty welcoming;

Your breast shall be to…morrow

The cradle of a King。



Joyce Kilmer '1886…1918'





THE THREE KINGS



Three Kings came riding from far away;

Melchior and Gaspar and Baltasar;

Three Wise Men out of the East were they;

And they travelled by night and they slept by day;

For their guide was a beautiful; wonderful star。



The star was so beautiful; large and clear;

That all the other stars of the sky

Became a white mist in the atmosphere;

And by this they knew that the coming was near

Of the Prince foretold in the prophecy。



Three caskets they bore on their saddle…bows;

Three caskets of gold with golden keys;

Their robes were of crimson silk; with rows

Of bells and pomegranates and furbelows;

Their turbans like blossoming almond…trees。



And so the Three Kings rode into the West;

Through the dusk of night; over hill and dell;

And sometimes they nodded with beard on breast;

And sometimes talked; as they paused to rest;

With the people they met at some wayside well。



〃Of the child that is born;〃 said Baltasar;

〃Good people; I pray you; tell us the news;

For we in the East have seen his star;

And have ridden fast; and have ridden far;

To find and worship the King of the Jews。〃



And the people answered; 〃You ask in vain;

We know of no king but Herod the Great!〃

They thought the Wise Men were men insane;

As they spurred their horses across the plain

Like riders in haste; and who cannot wait。



And when they came to Jerusalem;

Herod the Great; who had heard this thing;

Sent for the Wise Men and questioned them;

And said; 〃Go down unto Bethlehem;

And bring me tidings of this new king。〃



So they rode away; and the star stood still;

The only one in the gray of morn;

Yes; it stopped; … it stood still of its own free will;

Right over Bethlehem on the hill;

The city of David; where Christ was born。



And the Three Kings rode through the gate and the guard;

Through the silent street; till their horses turned

And neighed as they entered the great inn…yard;

But the windows were closed; and the doors were barred;

And only a light in the stable burned。



And cradled there in the scented hay;

In the air made sweet by the breath of kine;

The little child in the manger lay;

The Child that would be King one day

Of a kingdom not human; but divine。



His mother; Mary of Nazareth;

Sat watching beside his place of rest;

Watching the even flow of his breath;

For the joy of life and the terror of death

Were mingled together in her breast。



They laid their offerings at his feet:

The gold was their tribute to a King;

The frankincense; with its odor sweet;

Was for the Priest; the Paraclete;

The myrrh for the body's burying。



And the mother wondered and bowed her head;

And sat as still as a statue of stone;

Her heart was troubled yet comforted;

Remembering what the Angel had said

Of an endless reign and of David's throne。



Then the Kings rode out of the city gate;

With a clatter of hoofs in proud array;

But they went not back to Herod the Great;

For they knew his malice and feared his hate;

And returned to their homes by another way。



Henry Wadsworth Longfellow '1807…1882'





LULLABY IN BETHLEHEM



There hath come an host to see Thee;

Baby dear;

Bearded men with eyes of flame

And lips of fear;

For the heavens; they say; have broken

Into blinding gulfs of glory;

And the Lord; they say; hath spoken

In a little wondrous story;

Baby dear。



There have come three kings to greet Thee;

Baby dear;

Crowned with gold; and clad in purple;

They draw near。

They have brought rare silks to bind Thee;

At Thy feet; behold; they spread them;

From their thrones they sprang to find Thee;

And a blazing star hath led them;

Baby dear。



I have neither jade nor jasper;

Baby dear;

Thou art all my hope and glory;

And my fear;

Yet for all the gems that strew Thee;

And the costly gowns that fold Thee;

Yea; though all the world should woo Thee;

Thou art mine … and fast I hold Thee;

Baby dear。



Henry Howarth Bashford '1880…





A CHILD'S SONG OF CHRISTMAS



My counterpane is soft as silk;

My blankets white as creamy milk。

The hay was soft to Him; I know;

Our little Lord of long ago。



Above the roofs the pigeons fly

In silver wheels across the sky。

The stable…doves they cooed to them;

Mary and Christ in Bethlehem。



Bright shines the sun across the drifts;

And bright upon my Christmas gifts。

They brought Him incense; myrrh; and gold; 

Our little Lord who lived of old。



Oh; soft and clear our mother sings

Of Christmas joys and Christmas things。

God's holy angels sang to them;

Mary and Christ in Bethlehem。



Our hearts they hold all Christmas dear;

And earth seems sweet and heaven seems near;

Oh; heaven was in His sight; I know;

That little Child of long ago。



Marjorie L。 C。 Pickthall '1883…1922'





JEST 'FORE CHRISTMAS



Father calls me William; sister calls me Will;

Mother calls me Willie; but the fellers call me Bill!

Mighty glad I ain't a girl … ruther be a boy;

Without them sashes; curls; an' things that's worn by Fauntleroy!

Love to chawnk green apples an' go swimmin' in the lake …

Hate to take the castor…ile they give for belly…ache!

'Most all the time; the whole year round; there ain't no flies on me;

But jest 'fore Christmas I'm as good as I kin be!



Got a yeller dog named Sport; sick him on the cat;

First thing she knows she doesn't know where she is at!

Got a clipper sled; a

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