I May Not Go Tonight to Bethlehem (EN 2658)

EN 2658 I May Not Go Tonight to Bethlehem

Mic.5.2

Versi Version 1

1

I may not go tonight to Bethlehem,

Nor follow star-directed ways, nor tread

The paths wherein the shepherds walked, that led

To Christ, and peace, and God’s good will to men.

2

I may not hear the herald angel’s song

Peal through the oriental skies, nor see

The wonder of that Heavenly company

Announce the King the world had waited long.

3

The manger throne I may not kneel before,

Or see how man to God is reconciled,

Through pure St. Mary’s purer, holier Child;

The human Christ these eyes may not adore.

4

I may not carry frankincense and myrrh

With adoration to the Holy One;

Nor gold have I to give the Perfect Son,

To be with those wise kings a worshipper.

5

Not mine the joy that Heaven sent to them,

For ages since Time swung and locked his gates,

But I may kneel without—the star still waits

To guide me on to holy Bethlehem.

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