Christmas Legends

Davis A. McCarthy

Christmas morn, the legends say,

Even the cattle kneel to pray,

Even the beasts of wood and field

Homage to Christ the Savior yield

Horse and cow and wooly sheep

Wake themselves from their heavy sleep,

Bending heads and knees to Him

Who came to earth in a stable dim.

Far away in the forest dark

Creatures timidly wake and hark,

Feathered bird and furry beast

Turn their eyes to the mystic East.

Loud at the dawning, chanticleer

Sounds his note, the rest of the year,

But Christmas Eve the whole night long

Honoring Christ, he sings his song.

Christmas morn, the legends say,

Even the cattle kneel to pray

Even the wildest beast afar

Knows the light of the Savior's star.

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