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by Kate Louise Brown (1857 - 1921)

Little taper set tonight
Language: English 
Little taper set tonight,
Throw afar thy tiny light,
Up and down the darksome street
Guide the tender feet
Of the darling Christ Child sweet.

He is coming in the snow,
As he came so long ago,
When the stars set o'er the hill,
When the town is dark and still,
Comes to do the Father's Will.

Little taper, spread thy ray,
Make his pathway light as day,
Let some door be opened wide
For this guest of Christmastide,
Fairer than all else beside.

Little Christ Child, come to me;
Let my heart thy shelter be;
Such a home thou wilt not scorn,
So the bells on Christmas morn
Glad shall ring - "A Christ is born!"

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Confirmed with Fellowship Anthology of the New England Poetry Club, first issue, Natick, MA: The Suburban Press, 1922, no page number.


Text Authorship:

  • by Kate Louise Brown (1857 - 1921), "The Christ Candle", Natick, MA: The Suburban Press, first published 1922 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):

  • by Elinor Remick Warren (1900 - 1991), "Christmas Candle", published 1940 [ voice and piano ], New York: G. Schirmer [sung text not yet checked]

Researcher for this page: Garrett Medlock [Guest Editor]

This text was added to the website: 2020-07-07
Line count: 20
Word count: 116

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