CHRISTMAS CAROL.
A greeting to all! On this bright Christmas Day,
And oh! as we joyfully speed on our way,
May Peace on our souls fall like dew on the flowers,
And Faith's lamp illumine life's dark, wintry hours.
And oh! as we joyfully speed on our way,
May Peace on our souls fall like dew on the flowers,
And Faith's lamp illumine life's dark, wintry hours.
Thrice welcome the morning, so holy and blest,
Which brought to this lost world that heavenly guest;
A child, yet a king! let the sky's arches ring,
And human tongues peal out their glad welcoming.
Which brought to this lost world that heavenly guest;
A child, yet a king! let the sky's arches ring,
And human tongues peal out their glad welcoming.
A manger received Him—there smiling He lay,
Omnipotence cradled—God mantled in clay;
His birthplace was borrowed, His sepulchre given,
But Death could not hold Him—its fetters are riven.
Omnipotence cradled—God mantled in clay;
His birthplace was borrowed, His sepulchre given,
But Death could not hold Him—its fetters are riven.
One thought for our solace—though Grief's sable pall
On pathway and heart like a mantle may fall;
On pathway and heart like a mantle may fall;
