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CHRIST AND 
 CHRISTMAS 
 
CHRIST AND CHRISTMAS 
 
 A POEM 
 
 BY 
 
 MARY BAKER EDDY 
 
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 AUTHOR OF "SCIENCE AND HEALTH WITH KEY TO THE SCRIPTURES 
 
 AND OTHER WORKS 
 
 BOSTON. U. S. A. 
 PUBLISHED BY ALLISON V. STEWART 
 
 FOR THE TRUSTEES UNDER THE WILL OF MARY BAKER G. EDDY 
 FALMOUTH AND ST. PAUL STREETS 
 
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 Aulhorized Literature of 
 
 The First Church of Christ, Scientist 
 
 in Boston, Massachusetts 
 
 
 Copyright, 1897 
 By REV. MARY BAKER G. EDDY 
 
 All rights reserved 
 
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 CniUST AND 
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t'AST circling on, from zone to zone, — 
 
 
 Brii^ht, blest, afar, — 
 
 O'er the grim night of chaos shone 
 One lone, brave star. 
 
TN tender mercy, Spirit sped 
 
 A loyal ray 
 To rouse the living, wake the dead. 
 
 And j)oint the Way — 
 
 The Christ-idea, God anoints — 
 
 or Truth and Life; 
 The Way in Science He appoints, 
 
 That stills all strife. 
 
A'V/'HAT the Beloved knew and taught, 
 
 Science repeats, 
 Through understanding, dearly sought, 
 
 With fierce heart-beats; 
 
'l^'HUS Christ, eternal and divine, 
 
 To celebrate 
 As Truth demands, — this Hvlng Vine 
 
 Ye demonstrate. 
 
 For heaven's Ciihistus, earthly Eves, 
 
 By Adam bid. 
 Make merriment on Christmas eves, 
 
 O'er babe and crib. 
 
^Y^ET wherefore signalize the birth 
 
 Of him ne'er born? 
 What can rehearse the glorious worth 
 
 Of his high morn? 
 
/^HRIST was not crucified — that doom 
 
 Was Jesus' part; 
 For Sharon's rose must bud and bloom 
 
 In human heart/'' 
 
 Forever present, bounteous, free, 
 
 Christ comes in gloom; 
 And aye, with grace towards you and me. 
 
 For health makes room. 
 
 * "God was uiaiiilesl ia the ilesh." — St. Paid. 
 
T^HUS olden faith's pale star now blends 
 
 In seven-hned white! 
 Life, without birth and without end, 
 
 Emitting light! 
 
I THANK Thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because Thou hast hid these things from the wisb 
 
 AND PRUDENT, AND HAST REVEALED THEM UNTO BABES. Christ JcSUS 
 
•yHE Way, Hie Truth, the Life — His word 
 
 Are here, and now 
 Christ's silent healing, heaven heard, 
 
 Crowns the pale brow. 
 
UOR Christian Science brings to view 
 
 The great I Am, — 
 Omniscient power, — gleaming through 
 
 Mind, mother, man. 
 
 As in blest Palestina's hour. 
 
 So in our age, 
 'Tis the same hand unfolds His power. 
 
 And writes the page. 
 
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 CHRISTIAN UNITY 
 
'T'O-DAY, as oft, away from sin 
 
 Christ summons thee ! 
 Truth pleads to-night: Just take Me in! 
 
 No mass for Me ! 
 
TVrO blight, no broken wing, no 
 Truth's fane can dim; 
 
 Eternal swells Christ's music-tone, 
 In heaven's hymn. 
 
 moan, 
 
CHRIST AND CHRISTMAS 
 
 Fast circling on, from zone to zone, — 
 
 Bright, hiest, alar, — 
 O'er tlie grim night of cliaos shone 
 
 One lone, brave star. 
 
 Tn tender mercy. Spirit sped 
 
 A loyal ray 
 To rouse the living, Avake the dead, 
 
 And point llic Way — 
 
 The fMirist-idea, (lod anoints — 
 
 Of Truth and Life; 
 The Way in Science lie appoints, 
 
 That stills all strife. 
 
 What the Helovcd knew and taught, 
 
 Science repeats. 
 Through understanding, dearly sought, 
 
 \\ ith (ierce heart-heats ; 
 
 Thus Christ, eternal and divine, 
 
 To celebrate 
 As Trulli demands. ~ 
 
 \e demonstrate. 
 
 this living Vine 
 
 For heaven's Clirisliis, earthly Eves, 
 
 By Adam bid, 
 Make merriment on Christmas eves, 
 
 O er babe and cril). 
 
 Yet wherefore signalize the birth 
 
 Of him ne'er horn ."' 
 ^^ hat can rehearse the glorious worth 
 
 Of his high morn i' 
 
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 that doom 
 
 Christ was not crucified 
 
 Was Jesus' part ; 
 For Sharon's rose must bud and bloom 
 
 In human heart. "^ 
 
 Forever present, bounteous, free, 
 
 (Christ comes in gloom ; 
 And aye, with grace towards you and me. 
 
 For health makes room. 
 
 Thus olden faith's pale star now blends 
 
 In seven-hued « bite ! 
 Life, without birth and Avithout end. 
 
 Emitting light ! 
 
 The Way, the Truth, the Life 
 
 Are here, and now 
 Christ's silent healing, heaven heard. 
 
 Crowns the pale brow. 
 
 s won 
 
 For Christian Science brings to view 
 
 The great I Am, — 
 Omniscient po« er, — gleaming through 
 
 Mind, mother, man. 
 
 l3. As in blest Paleslina s hour, 
 So in our age, 
 'T is the same hand unfolds llis power, 
 And writes tlu; page. 
 
 Ii4. To-day, as oft, away from sin 
 Christ summons Ihee I 
 Truth pleads to-night; Just take Me in I 
 No mass for Me I 
 
 1 5. JVo blight, no broken wing, no moan. 
 Truth's fane can dim ; 
 Eternal swells Christ's music-tone, 
 In heaven's bvmn. 
 
 * " God was uianirest in tho Uei»k. 
 
 53 
 
 -SI. Paul. 
 
GLOSSARY 
 
 Those Scriptural leits are Ihe basis of tlic scnlimenls in the verses, whereto 
 their nutnbcr corresponds. 
 VERSE 
 I. I am the root and the olVspriiig of David, and the bright and morning star. — 
 
 Christ Jesux. 
 a. Verily, verily, 1 say unto you, The hour is coming, and now is, when the dead shall 
 hear the voice of the Son of God : and they that hear shall live. — Christ Jcsiis. 
 
 3. The people that walked in darkness have seen a great light: they that dwell in 
 
 the land of the shadow of death, upon them hath the light shined. — Isaiah. 
 
 4. But seek ye lirst the kingdom of Cod, and Ilis righteousness ; and all these things 
 
 shall he added unto you. — Christ Jesus. 
 
 5. The tabret, and pipe, and wine, are in their feasts : but they regard not the work 
 
 of the Lord, neither consider tiie operation of His hands. — Isaiah. 
 
 6. Man that is born of a woman is of few days, and full of trouble. — Job. 
 
 7. Before Abraham was, I am. — Christ Jesus. 
 
 8. If Christ be in you, the body is dead because of sin ; but the Spirit [God-likeness] 
 
 is life because of righteousness. — St. Paul. 
 
 9. But such as I have give I thee : In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth rise up 
 
 and walk. — St. Peter. 
 
 Without falher, without mother, without descent, having neither beginning of days, 
 
 nor end of life; but made like unto the Son of God. — St. Paul. 
 Ileal the sick. — Christ Jesus. 
 
 For whosoever shall do the will of my •''allior which is in heaven, the same is my 
 
 brother, and sister, and mother. — Christ Jesus. 
 And there shall be one fold, and one shepherd. — Christ Jesus. 
 Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the 
 
 door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me. — Christ Jesus. 
 And whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die. — Christ Jesus. 
 
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A ND he that overcometh, and keepeth my 
 ■^"^ works unto the end, to him will I give 
 power over the nations: 
 
 And I will give him the MORNING STAR. 
 
 — Christ Jesus. 
 
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