Poems (Bell)/Nativity
NATIVITY.
God said: "Let there be light!" Forthwith was born the day,And nature smiled, was born, And nothingness swept away.From matters deep, dark place Shone forth a brightening ray.Out of the blackened space Shone forth the light of day! I think the soul exists Before the body is born;Just so sure the soul lives on! After the body is gone.