The Night Christ Was Born

Kenneth R. Jenkins 1961 (Augusta, GA)



Heavenly peace was upon the Earth,
Heaven shook; God's grace was put upon for Glory's worth,
Suddendly a star appeared in the mist thereof,
A Child, Savior of the World born of his love,
Trumpets blow loud to announce the arrival of the Holy King,
Angels were there to sing.
O, how wonderful the night so still,
But his love shall fulfill.
O, angels blow thy horn,
For that was the night Christ was born.

(C)1977, 2003 K.C.Colt

(First published by the Westside Weekly Newspaper Savannah, GA, Dec. 15, 1977 at age 16)
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Scheme AABBCCDDEE X X
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 525
Words 97
Stanzas 3
Stanza Lengths 10, 1, 1

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