VIII THE MANGER And this shall be a sign unto you; ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger. And they came with haste, and found Mary and Joseph and the babe lying in a manger; because there was no room for them in the inn.-Luke II: 12, 16, 7. He came down from heaven to earth, And His cradle was a stall; ANON. Long time ago the dawn of day Streamed through the low roof thatched and torn, Where in the straw-clad manger lay The Christ-child, of the Virgin born. ANON. And the prophets of old, On this good Christmas morn. REV. J B. STEELE O Virgin Mother! couldst thou find The Lord of All! Was there on earth O Virgin Mother! thus it was, Thy Son was born to suffer shame; To bear our sins and woes He came, Left His high throne to bear the cross! The poor and lowly of the earth He loves with a peculiar love, Who, now in glory throned above, Remembers well His lowly birth. ANON. Cleanse the streets! Ply all thy care! Up the hill poor Mary's climbing! Patience! Babe of wondrous birth! W. P. BREED, D.D. How bright thy lowly manger beams! Shines through all time in deathless light. Uor M |