"A candle let me be to shine..."

 

"The Candle"
by Georg Johannes Gick

 

A candle let me be to shine
before the manger;
Let me stay as a burning sign
to all who pass along this way…

 

So that some poor wandering stranger
may see my light and come,
leave earth’s streets and find a manger
that is all men’s home.

 

Then let my wax drip to the floor
with the love I bring;
Only when I am no more
will I be everything!