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| Text: | In Bethlehem is He Born |
| Author: | Anatolius |
| Translator: | John Mason Neale |
In Bethlehem is He born,
Maker of all things, everlasting GOD!
He opens Eden’s gate,
Monarch of Ages! Thence the fiery sword
Gives glorious passage; thence
That severing mid-wall overthrown, the Powers
Of earth and Heav’n are one:
Angels and men renew their ancient league,
The pure rejoin the pure
In happy union! Now the Virgin-womb,
Like some cherubic throne,
Containeth Him, the Uncontainable:
Bears Him, Who while they bear
The Seraphs tremble: bears Him, as He comes
To shower upon the world
The fulness of His everlasting love.
| Text Information | |
|---|---|
| First Line: | In Bethlehem is He born |
| Title: | In Bethlehem is He Born |
| Author: | Anatolius (c. 458) |
| Translator: | John Mason Neale |
| Meter: | i |
| Language: | English |
| Publication Date: | 1866 |
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