Show a t 1 f 1 f. f For or Christ Ch ns t th the die e Lord is Born j B MARTHA D. D THOMAS i T WAS Christ Christ- Bethlehem Star of I mIlS maa l lave Eve ve und Mast Outshone All AU at et iT the stars ars Conference of were holding the Heavenly a conference In Bodies Boies d j They could not leave their places in the sky because It was Wall against the law night so the they managed tl to talk by i t. t llo 1 I That Is III each star sent a aray aray aray ray v tvan a certain spot where all theother the theother other rays were shining and this made the conference IStar I IStar IStar Star talk Words of ot light I It was a very Tery bright and busy time Ume The largest stars did the most talkIng talk talk- Ing they had a good deal to say about the way they Woy shone when the moon was away We are not only beautiful to look at they declared but we help belp folks to get about on dark nights The Tho earth folks like Uke to look at us us and wonder about us We are very Important Im I If It stars could swell with pride these stars would have burst When they bad had talked very ery hard for tor about an hour bour a small Email slender shaft of ot light twinkled Sato Into their midst Who are you rou came a chorus of at shining voices I 1 am the Star of Bethlehem was I the answer The other stars had never nevet heard of her ller They were Inclined to hush bush her hera a tip up But nut there was something so sosweet sosweet sweet so penetrating so beautiful In her light that they were constrained to give heed What Is your history then de- de handed the largest and oldest star I The Star of ot Bethlehem quivered with a clear radiance which seemed to Lave aye all aU the colors of the rainbow I j An angel wl with 1 a torch came and lighted me Ine the very first Christmas I 1 Eve I shone ahone with a special pe luster and many people to the tha manger In a. a De Bethlehem where the Christ Child lay with his Mother Mary Shepherds saw lIaw me while they were watching their sheep on the hillside And other angelof angels angel s I of ot blinding beauty sang ng nt near ar me They y played on golden harps The sky shone e with a heavenly glory There has never never never nev nev- er been bren a night so po wonderful The other stars listened with awe Before this sweet compelling light they felt silent and humble Then for tor an Instant there came e an I f Incomparable brilliance The Star o ot Bethlehem blazed blared In Indescribable e beauty And faint taint and far came the music of harps and singing For Christ the Lord Is born I IQ IS Q S HIS N Newspaper n. a. |