Poems (Coolidge)/Snowflakes

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4474787Poems — SnowflakesHelen Elizabeth Coolidge
SNOWFLAKES
Softly fall the snowflakes, pure and white they lie,
Through the glistening tree-tops looms the cold gray sky;
Silently the Father, though the storm be drear,
Sendeth holy comfort, shadowed hearts to cheer.

Softly fall the snowflakes, filling all the air,
Forming feathery garlands, each of foliage fair;
Though our sins be scarlet, by the Saviour's love,
Robes of dazzling whiteness shall be ours above.

Softly fall the snowflakes, hiding earth from view,
Till the landscape sparkles with a beauty new;
So the spirit granteth gifts of love and joy,
And our souls are cleansed from the world's alloy.