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Stille Nacht*
By
Caitlin Clancy
Copyright
2014
“He
said, ‘Go out and stand on the mountain before the Lord, for the Lord is about
to pass by.’ Now there was a great wind, so strong that it was splitting
mountains and breaking rocks in pieces before the Lord, but the Lord was not in
the wind; and after the wind an earthquake, but the Lord was not in the
earthquake; and
after the earthquake a fire, but the Lord was not in the fire; and after the
fire a sound of sheer silence. When Elijah heard it, he wrapped his
face in his mantle and went out and stood at the entrance of the cave.”
1
Kings 19:11-14
The lamb cries out
In the sheltered fold
Against the cold
Against the cold
The lamb cries out
In the sheltered fold
And the ewe answers back
The wild white starts
Burn in the night
Ever so bright
Ever so bright
The wild white stars
Burn in the night
And the young child looks on
Softly the wind
Walks in the dark
Caressing the lamb
Fondling the lark
Softly the wind
Walks in the dark
And the prostrate world lies still.
*German for Silent
Night.
