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Star Of The East

By Eugene Field

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Star of the East, that long ago     Brought wise men on their way     Where, angels singing to and fro,     The Child of Bethlehem lay--     Above that Syrian hill afar     Thou shinest out to-night, O Star!     Star of the East, the night were drear     But for the tender grace     That with thy glory comes to cheer     Earth's loneliest, darkest place;     For by that charity we see     Where there is hope for all and me.     Star of the East! show us the way     In wisdom undefiled     To seek that manger out and lay     Our gifts before the child--     To bring our hearts and offer them     Unto our King in Bethlehem!

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Eugene Field (1850–1895) was an American writer and poet known as the "children's poet." His poems "Wynken, Blynken, and Nod" and "Little Boy Blue" are cherished classics of American children's literature.

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