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Nativity

A Christmas Poem

Justin Collings
Dec 24, 2022
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And they shall call his name Immanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us. -Matthew 1:23
 

Tiny in this manger laid—
Hands that very worlds have made,
Hands that stars have rich arrayed,
Grasp a mother’s thumb.

Wrapped within this makeshift bed—
Feet that, as the prophets said,
Feet to crush the serpent’s head
Nestle in the straw.

Hail the Virgin, …

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