The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1857-12-31
A HRlSTMAs LYRIC.
HY JA'.E GAY FULLER.

The night stars glittered like a diadem
Above the Judean hill-tops when band
Of way worn pilgrims paused at bethlehem,
Obedient to Caesars stern command,
Group after group had gathered all the day,
And coldly now the keeper Of the inn
Turned from these last benighted ones away.
For they were lowIy in Their garb and misn /:
And with the poor who hocked az Rome decree
Came Judah's wealth and her nobility.
The hH" vas JuH--and sad and heavily
To allow basement stable then they turned
for far beneath the skies of Galilee
The cot in Nazareth where their hone fire
burned.
And chilly was the dew-fall on them there
Sick and exhausted with the tiresome WAY,
The world shuns poverty, and few will share
A bone and iireside with the poor who stray:
so. while the wondering cattle fed around.
They made their beds upon the damp, cold
ground.
FIark HMk what sounds break on the silent
The mellow tones Of myriad harps are ringing
Through the clear night vault AL the starry
OF heavenly angels JOIN their nigh, in singing
The world striumpbant anthem. Glory glory"
Dwellsfs Of Bethlehem Judah. while the sk.e.
Are waving their immortal banner. DER ye.
Shake on the leaden slumber from your eyes.
And bring your offerings Many an angel
guest
!. lowering round the city Of your rest.
Upon the hills tha. gir a the city und.
Amid the quiet 6ocks that seldom stfayed.
shepherds we're seated on the dewy ground,
A, years before. when the boy David played
Hi- magic harp among the sheep fold. there
The shepherd bard, In numbers deep and
strong.
Pouring his Inspiration Oh the air
A. the frse-bunter pours bis Wild, glad song
And the same star would burst on them ,h.
night.
Tha, on b.. inner vision shed such lizh,
Gaze. shepherds 10. on the horizon. rim
/. rising how that orb ~ Prophecy.
The glorious. wondrons star that hsralds him,
The world a Redesmer. in his m y.'ery
o! !earth. blood and Divinity combined
Leave there Jour sheep upon the mountain
side,
Meek hearted ones. and follow till ye nnd
Your long expected King Your angsi guide
Shall show yon to babe. new born stranger.
softly repo.ing in Bethlehem mAngsr
The night.siar. faded when the mex; morn
stained
The eastern hilltop. With Il. rosy light
But the bright star of Prophecy remained.
To chase away the vids worlds moral night,
AMI then awoke the busy city throng
Bat all forgotten, like . night Of dreams.
The angel bymning. and the choral song
fa1h on bis way. a. best 20 each bsss.ms,
The haughty PhArises and begger rod.
Alike regardless of the son Of God
son ofshs HIzhe.s--Being % Divin.
ffom Thy straw pillow wake not thou 10 weep;
The cattle on thousand hill. are thine
They ~ili no, harm thee In thine earthly
sleep
For this poor stable thou hast i.r throne.
or heavenly beauty, and upon thy brow
A val Of shadow and Of grief 10 thrown
An earthly destiny i. on thee nov
And thou E 40; bear the burden OF thy 10.
Alone alone the world vill know thes not
Year. sped along The Babe Of Bs,h,ihrn
grew
To manly s,stHfs, 10 the humble home
~ hls kind foster psrents. No one knew
The nys;sry os the Mission he had cone
To uogk in human gs.se. The Carpenter
OfSaxsyeth was his sirs-'ko-gh ~hisp. ng
Of sores. me aning sometimes % kis ear
Fsl from envsbenes tongues az 4 - vriaz
FROM psies;- homes, pogtriy. u. s'ay,
AMI Good tie Aesre.: sunshine pn 's way.
Bg' ~ 'Hssa 'oazge u tsstes coal. imps-,