. A child's life of Christ : in words of one syllable. n and said to them, Fear not, for Ibring you good news. To you, is born this day,in the town of Da-vid, a Sa-viour, who is Christthe Lord. By this sign you shall know thebabe ; He is wrapped in long bands and lies inthe trough from which the beasts feed. Then a o host of an-gels came and sang: Praise be toGod on high, and on earth peace, good will tomen ! The men were dazed by these strange sightsand sounds; but their hearts were full of joy and,as soon as the an-gel host left they said, Let usnow go to Beth-le-hem, and see this thing whic
. A child's life of Christ : in words of one syllable. n and said to them, Fear not, for Ibring you good news. To you, is born this day,in the town of Da-vid, a Sa-viour, who is Christthe Lord. By this sign you shall know thebabe ; He is wrapped in long bands and lies inthe trough from which the beasts feed. Then a o host of an-gels came and sang: Praise be toGod on high, and on earth peace, good will tomen ! The men were dazed by these strange sightsand sounds; but their hearts were full of joy and,as soon as the an-gel host left they said, Let usnow go to Beth-le-hem, and see this thing whichis come to pass, which the Lord hath madeknown to us. They went in haste and foundMa-ry, and Jo-seph, and the babe. They toldMa-ry what had been told them of her child,and they told the good news to all whom theymet on their way back to their flocks and herds. Four hun-dred years ere the babe of Beth-le-hem was born some of the seers had said thata child of the house of Da-vid should one daycome to rule the world, and he will be the Kingof the THE WISE MEN BROUGHT PRES-ENTS 10 A CHILDS LIFE OF CHRIST. By these words the seers meant that thischild should reign in the hearts of men, and, byhis own life on earth, should teach them howthey ought to live. But the Jews thought theymeant that he would be a great king like Da-vidand Sol-o-mon, and would free them from alltheir foes and make them rich and great. Foryears they looked and longed for this child tocome, and wise men in all lands watched for anew star which it was said would make knownhis birth. Near the time that Ma-rys babe was born,while he was still quite young, some wise andrich men from a far off land came to Je-ru-sa-lem and said, Where is he that is born King ofthe Jews ? for we have seen his star in the East,and have come to see him and pay our vows tohim. He-rod was vexed when he heard thesewords, for he knew the Jews did not like him,and would be glad to have some one else rulethem, and he feared this new
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