Christmas Still Means Song

Four Christmas songs of old are found
In Doctor Luke’s immortal book.

We need today the happy sound

Of those four songs, and their far look.

MAGNIFICAT was Mary’s song,

God’s power is gracious now as then;
The GLORIA by the angel throng

Still breathes of peace, good will to men.

The BENEDICTUS at John’s birth
Proclaims God hears as in the past;
The NUNC DIMITTIS pictures earth
As happy, Christ has come at last.

Mid war’s alarms and strife of men,
We sing the Christmas songs again.

Merry Christmas from the Ebrights of Baldwin.
1944