My Christmas Wish

    

I’ve wished a very special wish

      For you this Christmas-tide;

    It reaches far beyond today, 

      ’Tis high and deep, and wide. 

    I wish for you the angels’ song

      That tells of hope and love;

    I wish the radiance of the Star

      To guide your thoughts above. 

    I wish for you the sturdy faith

      That led the Wise Men three

    Through cold of night, o’er desert drear, 

      The Holy Child to see. 

    I wish for you a humble heart, 

      With purpose strong and true—

    The blessing of the Christ, our Lord—

      This is my wish for you. 

—Edward Bos

Tan, P. L. (1996). Encyclopedia of 7700 Illustrations: Signs of the Times. Garland, TX: Bible Communications, Inc.