“성탄절을 앞두고” (시인 박목월)

이른 새벽에 일어나 / 내외가 / 돋보기를 서로 빌려가며 / 성경을 읽었다.

눈이 오고 있었다.

"예수 그리스도의 나심은 이러하니라"  마태복음 1장, 2장

읽을수록 / 그 신비  / 그 은총 /  너무나 감사해요. / 아멘.

그리스도의 탄생 안에서 / 우리는 거듭나고 / 차분한 마음으로 / 성경을 읽었다.

이 연령에 / 범죄할 리 없을 것 같다.

그럴수록 남은 여생을 / 얼룩 없이 살기를 다짐하며 / 우리들의 앞길에도

순결한 축복의 눈이 쌓이고 / 깨끗하기를 간구한다.

벌써 크리스마스가 가까왔군요. / 그렇군.

올해 성탄절에는 성가대에 끼어 / 우리도 큰 소리로 / 구주 예수 오셨네를 부르며 

골목을 누벼볼까요. / 함박눈이 오고 있었다.  / 그리고 벌써부터 /

성탄절 새벽의 경건한 아침 공기가 / 방 안에 서려왔다.

 (박목월·시인, 1916-1978)

Before Christmas (Poet Park Mok-wol)

We got up early in the morning / and the couple /

borrowed each other's magnifying glasses / and read the Bible.

It was snowing.

"This is how the birth of Jesus the Messiah" Matthew 1, 2

The more I read / the mystery / the grace / I am so grateful. / Amen.

In the birth of Christ / we are born again / and read the Bible with a calm heart.

At this age / it seems impossible to commit a crime.

The more so / we vow to live the rest of our lives / without a stain / and pray that

the pure blessings of snow will pile up / and be clean on our path ahead.

Christmas is already near. / I see.

This Christmas, let's join the choir / and sing loudly /

"The Savior Jesus Has Come" and

go through the alleys. / It was snowing lightly. / And already /

the pious morning air of Christmas dawn / has been lingering in the room.

(Park Mok-wol, poet, 1916-1978)