Religion
Bethlehem rejoices
Translated by John Brownlie (1900) · From Hymns of the Greek Church (1900)
Bethlehem rejoices,
Hark the voices clear,
Singing in the starlight
Nearer and more near.
Unto God be glory,
Peace to men be given,
This His will who dwelleth
In the heights of heaven.
Heaven can not contain Him,
Nor the bounds of earth,
Yet, O Glorious Mystery!
Virgin gives Him birth.
Unto God be glory,
Peace to men be given,
This His will who dwelleth
In the heights of heaven.
Now the light ariseth
In the darkened skies,
Now the proud are humbled
And the lowly rise.
Unto God be glory,
Peace to men be given,
This His will who dwelleth
In the heights of heaven.
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MLA
Damascus, St. John of. “Bethlehem rejoices.” Translated by John Brownlie. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/john-of-damascus/5/.
Chicago
Damascus, St. John of. “Bethlehem rejoices.” Translated by John Brownlie. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/john-of-damascus/5/.
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