On that first Christmas, long ago
They say a brilliant star shone forth.
It guided Magi on their way
to where the infant Jesus lay.
What was that star that shone that night?
was it a comet streaking by?
Perhaps two wanderers in the sky,
or else a star about to die.
Oh kindly light
that offered hope
You burned bright briefly
then were gone.
But a people in darkness
saw a bright new dawn
when a baby cried
that Christmas morn
Dec 2, 2011
Dec 2, 2011 at 10:43 PM UTC
On that first Christmas, long ago
They say a brilliant star shone forth.
It guided Magi on their way
to where the infant Jesus lay.
What was that star that shone that night?
was it a comet streaking by?
Perhaps two wanderers in the sky,
or else a star about to die.
Oh kindly light
that offered hope
You burned bright briefly
then were gone.
But a people in darkness
saw a bright new dawn
when a baby cried
that Christmas morn
Request permission to use this poem