Once shone a star in Bethlehem's dark night,
When angels sang of glory in each ray.
While Wisemen from the East beheld the light,
And shepherds knelt in humble joy to pray.
That herald of good news to men on earth
Was not confined to creed or wealth or race,
But led both Jew and Gentile to the birth
Of him who drew all men with healing grace.
Behold the star! It shines in this dark hour,
Piercing the mists of human hate and fear.
All hearts now keeping watch shall see its power,
Shall touch the seamless robe and angels hear.
The star of Christ shines now in thoughts of men
To glorify the earth in God's Amen.
Poems
BEHOLD THE STAR
From the December 1944 issue of The Christian Science Journal
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