Light the candle, stand it tall,
And set no Christmas tree beside it;
Let only this brave light be all—
No tinsel string or frosted glass to hide it.
O boy, upon far battlefield,
This candle is to herald dawn,
To signify for Truth another shield,
And God forever with His son.
Poems
CHRISTMAS LIGHT
From the December 1944 issue of The Christian Science Journal
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