Christmas Verse.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 75, 21 December 1907, Page 21

Christmas Verse.

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; ";Hearkeri'BSw»'tli6 Christmas chimo"-;: ■ - vfoWW-.on ear,th sublime ! - . , "See thoso twain with weary feet -IWAnder.-,through the.^rijlage.street— /., Doors are closed against tho stranger. .•r-SHV-See the Child,rthesmeek and lowly, -i: - Christ, tho mighty, the all-holy. ;: o- :■ Sleeping ..cradled in a. manger.-' ; Sing your joyV 0 Chnstmas, clumo! . ... ;koep-,?tJie.rChristmas-timo. ' Be the loaf of;plenty! ; dol<;d.v - .Be'-tho'pbor .m'nnV.heart.consolodi •••/ iotiswokeGp pur ChristmAS-timo. 1 ■■■ ..._ Hearken! still the Christmas'chime ' .VSuißs on oarth its Jong siiblimo!>Y shepherds see', the'night- l . >" ! ''3FJooded "with Scelfestial flight— 1 : !.• ■ Wondering hear the'-angel message; Cdmo and let us kn'bel bqfprd him, • . Lot, us find hira, njitl adore'liim;': -J" . > Peace on oarth tJiis.Ghildi.dotl) presage'." , Sing your joy, 0 Christmas chime I us kees'tho GHrisWris-timo.'-. ■ Let. all stqfe and hatred.ceaso,, >'> Kindness hve. :gopdjmliiand peace.. * i- Thus we- feeop-thfr .^i^mj&timep' • riV ■ (.-j :^ Hearken KstiH-thb'Christmas/chiine!/ Sines on earth its song sublihibi ' '' .- '.'Eagerly, tho,M^l.sped.^; ■ ■.■v By tho wondrous star-beam.led, '' Gold andrmyrrlvandancensp,"offer.;'! . Ho brings most, yes,'ho the : nighest '•; ; .QodfthojHighest, .-u-Who a heart of love Sijig.your 0 Ch'j-istihas chime 1! Let us keen the Chnstmas-tiinb., j • LovO shall b6-tfie ! law to bind ' Inonobalidrnll'.hu^arfkiild^".''' Thus wo kepp tho. % .Chrjs.tmas-time.. - --CONSTANTINA E. BROOKS. : " . Carol. • ■■■■' (From-tho Proveiidal ofcßouttilifiille.)! ' "Great.. sLir amung tlio shepherd folk 5 ''To -'5.1 '*? .. . To',worship .there;a ,Gtxl : whoso head ;!!./.•,.■ ''Orirstraw/isi laid full 1btf1,.;.. '■ -'. ..v. , .Bopii.-thb.-lonely-jiew-o'orn,Cliijd.' . tbey ; .'besfow.'^ "But .I, lyho am as p6.orias *J0b~;..., Jv . ■ A widowed mother.J,-:. .-.,Who.;"f6r. my. .sweet-, sake For/alms. to all,"apply . !Ah;.;, rivhat ■ nave ,1. thai,, ! can take. , . - '. ,'Xne Cl|iW'.^.'l^vg : / "Th"y. i 'cradlo: l and-'thy ,pillowr.itOo t .' , ' v- '" 'My| littlo, 'l'anibr forlorn, h -.Ar '-. .--. i;.;:. j ; Thou 1 sorely needest tjiem—no, : no, ,'jr cannot.leave shorn!""' { I cannot take them;to,the pod , .. That in 'thd "straw was .born." V - '. ; Oh,('miracle 1' Tlib-nursing babe— q'enias ho fed—. . . 'Bmilbd ill his!'tender mother's', face,'. ■ . 'Aiid, ''Go,':g6 quickho'said;-- ' ■ ','!l'6.,Jesuß l .'tp ,my-Saviourj. take v ■ vMy' ; Ksies-'antl'm^'bedi" W j,. '; !>'-/j;. The mother,..all,thrilled through and through, I' ij-lTo.' Ratt^. ; -Shb jgave the,babe her,;:hreas|, J -.then took ■ . Tho-,cradle—wont; ; her .way^jv 'Siid^qF^'at''!B'^^'en(ta^e'd^!." : ■ To' Mary Mother says:.j. v , ■ ' VO, :Mary,-.-Eearl>of • Paradise,;• .i 'j. : •r.'.Tiia't Jtteaven; onajMrtHtWtft-gb.edj i;~ ■ *Mothcrv£:hearxtho;;word ■'$* - Siu#. '-Myjlittlo/bafie-hath'^saidfesin-; ' .-'Toi.Jesus,'townyxSavjourji.-takQ .- arMy ~lc{sses diichmy, ■^^re,'; Mary ( Sr£dTd'is f ?•'•-. V--£Th'y need. is T *ifi6ra-'iiKait''iKiitfei'-r. •* : E^eivo',: 1 a^^^t 7 4SyI'xßy1'xßy Soa?. tta . 1 " I ;''' ; - :vn 4 j !4n^ 4, l(St.'mU : kiss,!\ipon'-wy-kne'Ss; . •• • ' j-'That^darliiig"Babo of thine!" . , Tho_bloss?d-,Vu'gin,„tlioo.,rat once,- , - ■ . ltight; glad of heart, bent low,. ' 'And; in.'-.the cradlo .laid her ■ Child, ''■And v Kis'sed him, : doihg!so; -: .: . ... Then with his foot St.-Joseph rocted • .tp. and. fro. , . . , " "Now,' thanks: to thee, good woman,-thanks, ,'.fiFor;thisithatUlio'il hast done-"— Thtii say; the^- : both'j with'friendly"looks; 7 ! vy"Of- thanks I 'merit none; ,:Yet; -holy Mother, pity moj . ;-;Eor sako of^thy.dear Son:".. - ' Sinco then a happy- soul ■ was hers; v Blessing .on, -her', fell;. iOne,of the TwelVe''her child-became, That with our Lord did dwell. • Tfi u ■' : tKfs |. laafar/wouldr r/ would tell ;-. /-.L£]3DITH M. -THOMAS.