The Chautauquan, Vol. 03, December 1882 / A Monthly Magazine Devoted to the Promotion of True Culture. / Organ of the Chautauqua Literary and Scientific Circle

by Chautauqua Literary and Scientific Circle; Chautauqua Institution

O’er the wonderful birth,

For the Virgin’s sweet boy

Is the Lord of the earth.

Aye, the star rains its fire, and the beautiful sing,

For the manger of Bethlehem cradles a King!

In the light of the star

Lie the ages impearl’d;

And that song from afar

Has swept over the world:

Every hearth is aflame, and the beautiful sing