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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