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Lawrence Hall [email protected] https://hellopoetry.com/lawrence-hall/ poeticdrivel.blogspot.com Before the Magi Came -1 Maccabees 4:36-60 Yes, long before the holy Magi came Judah the Maccabee brought forth his gifts First scourging the Temple clean of false gods In prayerful preparation for the True And then presented God with oil and bread A consecrated Altar of undressed stones Incense and lamps and songs and grateful hearts And an octave of inextinguishable light Thus, long before the holy Magi came Even before the Star, Judah brought a flame
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Dec 15, 2020
Dec 15, 2020 at 8:47 AM UTC
Before the Magi Came
Lawrence Hall [email protected] https://hellopoetry.com/lawrence-hall/ poeticdrivel.blogspot.com Before the Magi Came -1 Maccabees 4:36-60 Yes, long before the holy Magi came Judah the Maccabee brought forth his gifts First scourging the Temple clean of false gods In prayerful preparation for the True And then presented God with oil and bread A consecrated Altar of undressed stones Incense and lamps and songs and grateful hearts And an octave of inextinguishable light Thus, long before the holy Magi came Even before the Star, Judah brought a flame
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Dec 15, 2020
Dec 15, 2020 at 8:47 AM UTC
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