Christmas Song, reported in Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. (1919).
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Calm on the listening ear of night
Come Heaven’s melodious strains,
Where wild Judea stretches far
Her silver-mantled plains.
— Edmund Sears
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "Calm on the listening ear of night
Come Heaven’s melodious strains,
Where wild Judea stretches far
Her silver-mantled plains." in the context of "Christmas Song, reported in Bartlett's Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. (1919)." to mean that wisdom is timeless.
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About Edmund Sears
Edmund Hamilton Sears (April 6, 1810 – January 14, 1876) was a Unitarian parish minister and author who wrote a number of theological works influencing 19th century liberal Protestants. Sears is known today primarily as the man who penned the words to "It Came Upon A Midnight Clear" in 1849.
About Edmund Sears
Edmund Hamilton Sears (April 6, 1810 – January 14, 1876) was a Unitarian parish minister and author who wrote a number of theological works influencing 19th century liberal Protestants. Sears is known today primarily as the man who penned the words to "It Came Upon A Midnight Clear" in 1849.
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