Aleister
Crowley .
TWO
HYMNS
ON
THE
FEAST
OF
THE
NATIVITY .
1.
THE
cool
December
breezes
1
Appease
the
glowing
sun .
The agonies
and
eases
Of all
the year are
done ;
When
eastward
through
the
lampless night
There
shone
a
strange and
splendid
sight.
The noise
of
pomp
and
battle
Of Israel
died
away.
Amid
the lowing
cattle
The Holy
Mother
lay
,
While
at
her breast the Child
Divine
Drank
in
the
starry
milk
and wine
.
Three magicians
Chaldean
Have
bowed
their
royal
knees
Before
the Galilean
,
The God
of
stars
and
seas
,
And
tasted
all
the
fervent
grace
That
shone
from
Mary
's
maiden
face
.
That
star
of
resurrection
Still
stands
above the
night
;
Its portent
of
perfection
Shall
bring
us
all
to
light
;
And
by
the
peace
of
Mary
's
prayers
Our
rapture
stands
,
exceeding
theirs
.