Life holds no sweeter thing than this:
To teach a little child the tale most loved on earth;
And watch the wonder deepen in his eyes;
The while you tell him of the Christ Child's birth;
The while you tell of shepherds and a song,
Of gentle drowsy beasts and fragrant hay;
On which that starlit night in Bethlehem,
God's tiny Son and His young mother lay...
Adelaide Love
2 comments:
To those of us who teach little children, this is a precious poem expressing our joy in sharing the wonder of Christ with tiny ones. I'm sorry the last verse of the poem was omitted - "Life holds no sweeter thing than this--to tell a little child, while Christmas candles glow,
The story of the Babe whose humble birth Became the loveliest of truths we know."
Thank you for bringing this last verse to my attention...it's beautiful!
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