Lo, in the silent night
A child to God is born
And all is brought again
That ere was lost or lorn.

Could but thy soul, O man,
Become a silent night!
God would be born in thee
And set all things aright.

          – 15th Century

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“St. John’s Church, Stamford CT, at Christmas” by Lawrence Russ