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\nIt is the birth-day of thy King.
\nAwake! awake!
\nThe Sun doth shake
\nLight from his locks, and all the way
\nBreathing perfumes, doth spice the day.<\/p>\n
Awake, awake! hark how th\u2019 wood rings;
\nWinds whisper, and the busy springs
\nA concert make;
\nAwake! awake!
\nMan is their high-priest, and should rise
\nTo offer up the sacrifice.<\/p>\n
I would I were some bird, or star,
\nFlutt\u2019ring in woods, or lifted far
\nAbove this inn
\nAnd road of sin!
\nThen either star or bird should be
\nShining or singing still to thee.<\/p>\n
I would I had in my best part
\nFit rooms for thee! or that my heart
\nWere so clean as
\nThy manger was!
\nBut I am all filth, and obscene;
\nYet, if thou wilt, thou canst make clean.<\/p>\n
Sweet Jesu! will then. Let no more
\nThis leper haunt and soil thy door!
\nCure him, ease him,
\nO release him!
\nAnd let once more, by mystic birth,
\nThe Lord of life be born in earth. \u2013 Henry Vaughn<\/p>\n
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Awake, glad heart! get up and sing! It is the birth-day of thy King. Awake! awake! The Sun doth shake Light from his locks, and all the way Breathing perfumes, doth spice the day. Awake, awake! hark how th\u2019 wood rings; Winds whisper, and the busy springs A concert make; Awake! awake! Man is their […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":92,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[327],"class_list":["post-114561","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-merry-christmas"],"yoast_head":"\n