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The First Noel.
Arranged by Quincas Moreira.
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Nicholas Gordon
Here to give a god humanity,
Reifying hopes for which we long,
Illustrating what we cannot see.
Still, its beauty overwhelms its truth,
True of any well-wrought work of art,
Meaning more than might require proof,
An angel's voice for those who'd stay aloof,
Singing to the non-sectarian heart.