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~~The First Christmas~~
The angels hung the stars that night
In Bethlehem, overhead,
And one was new, and strangely bright
Above His manger bed.
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'Twas the first Yule decoration,
Yet so, o'er all the earth,
Now those of every nation
Commemorate His birth.
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Great kings arrived from far-off lands
Bearing their gifts of joy,
And shepherds brought their choicest lambs
To the Master's Little Boy.
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This the first gift giving was,
And through the still night rang
The first sweet Christmas carols as
The white robed angels sang.
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Ah, sweet were the songs from Heaven,
And fair was the star's pure light,
And the richest gifts e'er given
God gave to the world that night.
~By Jessie Lee Bailey~
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