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This poem excerpt from "Hymn to the Nativity: A Song Sung by Shepherds," written by Richard Crashaw (1613-1649), draws from Luke 2:8-20 to express wonder and awe at the arrival of Jesus into human history.
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Welcome, all Wonders in one sight!
Eternity shut in a span.
Summer in winter, day in night, Heaven in earth, and God in man.
Great little One! Whose all-embracing birth
Lifts earth to heaven, stoops heaven to earth.
To Thee, meek Majesty! soft King
Of simple graces and sweet loves.
Each of us his lamb will bring,
Each his pair of silver doves;
Till burnt at last in fire of Thy fair eyes,
Ourselves become our own best sacrifice.
–from “Hymn to the Nativity: A Song Sung by Shepherds” by Richard Crashaw (1613-1649)
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Luke 2:8-20
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