Christmas 2007

Thy nativity, O Christ our God
Has shone a light of knowledge upon the world
For by it, those who worshiped the stars
Were taught by a star to adore Thee, the Sun of Righteousness
And to know Thee, the Orient from on high
O Lord Glory to Thee.

-- A hymn sung in Orthodox Churches at Christmas.

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