Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-12-25
For the EAGLE.
THE FIRST CHRISTMAS

The Magi don'd their trappings,
To start out of the east;
For they were chosen guests to be,
\ the First Christmas Feast
To adore the Young Messiah,
To honor and to greet,
And their stores of precious spices,
To offer at his feet
Gold and Myrrh and Frankincense,
And many brilliant gem
On, on, through old Judea,
And on TO Bethlehem
Well guided on their journey,
BY Bright Celestial light,
Till the star above the stable,
Stop'd glorious and bright.
Night closed down on Bethlehem,
And all is dark and dull;
There is no place for shelter,
For all the Inns are full;
The wind blows fierce and bitter,
Der battlement, and height;
But the Ox's breath is warm,
This dark December night;
The Ass, is kind and gentle,
And by instinct, seems 10 know.
The newly born Nazarene,
Down in the manger low;
And kneeling to adore him, there,
And since each Christmas night,
When the star above the stable,
Shines lovingly and bright
The watch his rounds is pacing,
by tower jesse and wall,
And the lights are burning brightly,
In Herod's ancient hall;
His jealous heart is angry,
" it'll hatred, venom spleen,
On hearing that rival,
To him, had born been.
And forth his mandates issued
To each new born male destroy,
Within n certain radius,
So he couldn't miss the boy;
But Mary with the infant,
To Egypt took their fight.
For the star above the stable,
Still shone glorious and bright.
The Shepherds are not sleeping,
But their duties to fulfill,
Are watching well and tending,
Their focks upon the hill
To what is it they hearkeni
It's the choirs and heavenly bands,
All, pouring forth in volumes sweet,
Rich music DER the lands
Soft rsphsodses, that meier wer known,
To any earthly clod,
That mingle with the systems,
Round the chsriots of God
Their hearts are filrd with magic,
With rapture and delight,
And they're soon around the stable.
la it's lesih of holy light.
lis not the harsh discordant notes.
That fell upon the ear.
And chsnted by the druid priests.
The psgsns used TO hear,
Around the druid affairs,
Where the smoking FIRE blazed;
Where the hesthens shouted wildly
And in stupid wonder gazed;
Where the OK. was gored and offered,
With druidic rites and skill-
But the Pantheon is silenced now,
And ali the gods are still
There's dsmper on their srdor;
Their power has lef; blight,
Since the sisr shove the stabe.
Flung forth it's mellow light.
By Him, 8; whose Almighty rod,
The Cycles have roll'd by;
BY Him, who on q iiobe; vet,
On calvary is TO die;
BY Him, to whom the Angels kneel
And Sersphim bend low
Before whom, hosts of worlds roll,
And suns upon them glow
BY Him, who now, before the first.
And evermore shall be;
Who reign'd, is reigning.
And shall reign, for all eternity;
Who led the wise men from the east,
Who issued forth the Light.
That burns DER the stable now.
So glorious and bright
DoNHkL KENNY.
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