Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-12-25
PUBLIC LIBRARY
The Christmas Song

The Christmas Song.
In keeping with the spirit of Christ
mas, the Public Library presents a list
Of anthologies of poetry, from which
lines on Christmas or similar themes
have been used in place of annotations.
Known of Old.
The Golden Treasury, by F. T. Pal
grave. YP9P II.
But peaceful was the night,
Wherein the Prince Of Light
His reign OF peace upon the earth be-
Ode on the Nativity: John Milton.
The Library of Poetry and Song,
edited BY w. c. Bryant. 1925.
P9B842n.
Heap on more Wood!-the wind is chill;
But, let it whistle as it Will,
Wen keep our Christmas merry still"
-Marmion: Sir Walter Scott.
An American Anthology 1787-l9oO,
edited by E. c. Stedman. 1900
9St32.
How silently, how silently,
The wondrous gift is given,
So God imparts to human hearts
The blessings of His heaven"
% Little Town of Bethlehem:
Phillips Brooks.
The oxford Book Of English Verse,
1250-l900. edited by Arthur CUTLER
Couch. 1928. Up 9CS32.
And lifting up a fearful eye
To view what fire was near,
A pretty babe all burning bright
Did in the air appear"
The Burning Babe: Robert Southwell
The Home Book of Verse, American and
English, l580-l920, selected by B E.
Stevenson. 1926. Up. 9St46h.
Look now! for glad and golden hours,
Come swiftly on the wing;
Oh. rest beside the weary road
And hear the angels sing"
Christmas Carols: Z. H. Sears.
Past and Present
An Anthology of World Poetry, edited
by Mark Van Doren. 1929. Yp.-
9V285
Why, have seen Him born, pardie,
And Of most sweet shepherdess.
If He is God ho~ can He be
With such poor folk as these content?
-Seest not He is Omnipotent?"
To-day Shepherd: Saint Teresa,
translatemd by Arthur Symons.
Dreams and Images. an Anthology of
Catholic Poets, edited by Joyce Kill
mer. 1926. Up 9K55d.
Ass and oxen mild
Breathe soft upon the Child!
hyv~N
On your breath to the Newcomer"
-Yuletide: Alice F1lrlOng.
Magic Easements. compiled by c. S
Carhart and Paul A. McGhee. 1890
YP9C 194m.
And well knew the talk they had, the
talk that was Of me,
OF the shadow on the household and the
son that went to sea;
And o the wicked fool I seemed, In
every kind of way,
To be here and hauling frozen ropes on
blessed Christmas day"
Christmas at Sea:
Robert Louis Stevenson.
Lyric America, an Anthology of Ameri-
can Poetry, 1630-l930. edited by
Alfred Kreymborg. 1880. YP.9K-
889 !.
Hush, baby of the incredible Friday
See! all the foreheads Of the world have
flashes
From the eyelds Of the midnight on the
pressed curves
OF them"
The Cruiciftxion of Noel:
Marsden Hartley.
Poems for Enjoyment, edited by Elias
Lieberman. 1881. YP.9L62.
Il climbed the crested Holy City
Where one man, speaking words OF
flame,
Burnt up the Roman power and left
A world emblaZoned with His name
Back Home: Harriet Monroe.
! The Little Boo: of Modern Verse; edited
by j. B. RittenhouSe. 1917. YP.-
9R5l7.
1.-THE OK Is host in Judah stall
And host Of more than onelie one.
Fo- close she gathered withal
Our Lorde her littel sonne."
-Tryste Noel: Louise Imogen Quincy.
New Voices.
The Home Book of Modern Verse. ar
extension of the Home Book Of
Verse, compiled by B. E. Stevenson
1926. YP.9St46hm.
Empty we 60, and Ill be-dight.
| Singing Noel on Winters night.
Give us to sup by the warm freight,
And the small child Jesus smile on you.
Noel: Hilaire Belloc.
Modern American Poetry, Critica,
Anthology. edited by Louis Inter.
meyer. 1880. YP.9Un83m.
while Mary put the blankets back
The gentle talk would soon begin.
| And when I'd tiptoe softly out
| I'd meet the wise men going in.
| Christmas Morning:
| Elizabeth MADDOX Roberts.
Twentieth Century Poetry, edited by
John Drinkwater, H. S. Candy anG
w. r. Benet. 1929. YP.9D836t.
Almighty God to all mankind or
Christmas day said He.
I rent you from the old red hills and
rending, made you free"
"A Christmas Song for Three Guilds:
G. K. Chesterton.
Caroling Dusk, IN Anthology Of Vers'
| by Ne1fo Poets, edited BY Counte'
Cullen. 1927. YP9C898c.
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