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Page Eight TH^ SAL^MlTt A Christmas Tradition Monday, December 4 > 1 f 4 ; ■w.-yr*.:. This is the Montt^ and this the happy morn, Wherein the Son of Heav'n's eternal king. Of wedded Maid, and Virgin Mother born. Our great redemption from above did bring; For so the holy sages once did sing. That he our deadly forfeit should release. And with his father vwrk us a perpetual peace. That glorious Form, that Light unsufferable. Aril ||iat far-beaming blaze of Majesty, Wh^vyTth he wont at Heav'n's high Council- To sit the‘«|pidst of Trinal Unity, He laid aside; and hpre with us to be, ^ Forsook the courts'of everlasting Day, And chose with us a darksome House of rnortal i:hnst climbed down from His hure Tree this year and ran away to where there~^ere no rootless Christmas trees hung w^h cundycanes and breakable stars Clay". Christ climbed down from His bare Tree this year and ran away to where no fat handshaking stranger in a red flannel suit and a fake white beard werif0bund-passing Mmsefr off as some sort-^bf North Pole,saint crossing the des0t to Bethlehern Pennsylvania m a Volkswagoh sled drawn by rollicking Adirondack frein^eer with German parses and bedrifrg iahks;af Humble Gifts from friks Fifth Avenuef - pr everybody’s imagifr^^rist child. X No War, or Battle's sound Was heard the World around: The idle spear and shield were high up hung; The hooked Chariot stood UnstainwJ with hostile blood. The Trumpet spake not to the armed throng. And Kings sat still with awful eye. As if they surely knew their sovran Lord was by. But peaceful was the night Wherein the Prince of light His reign of peace upon the earth began: The Winds, with wonder whist. Smoothly the waters kiss't. Whispering new joys to the mild Ocean, Who now hath quite forgot to rave. While Birds of Calm sit brooding on the charmed Christ climbeihdpwn from His batfr^ th is y epr and nofrtsm^ grinned-of a'-tight Christmas ■dmd'wkere no Radio City angels frceskated wingless through a winter wfrhdjerland into a jinglebell heavdn^% daily at 8:30 ' „ “ with Midnight Mass matinees % 4 '■ ]y... Christ climbed down from His bare Tree this year and softly stole away into some anonymous Mary’s womb again where in the darkest night of everybody’s anonymous soul He awaits again an unimaginable and impossibly Immaculate Reconception the very craziest of Second Comings wave.
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