THE CRY OF A LITTLE CHILD
I Out of an Eastern Night, 1 Soft on the clear, cold air, ! The plaintive cry of a Child 1 Calls us again to prayer. I And. kneeling, penitent, awed, | The meaning of Life creeps in; i And learning anew of our strength. | W e battle again with our sin. ' I he voice of the infant-Christ. i Scorning power of a lierod’s throne ; Cries to us out of the past: i Tam the King; 1 alone.’ ; liien over the wide world steals ' fhe magic of Heavenly love. I And the strings of our hearts are tuned ; To the Infinite Power above. ' Faint on the winds there comes i The scent of the ancient fir. ' ■ muling its fragrant breath With incense, cedar and myrrh: I Alar in the City of Bethlehem • Mary, the mother, smiled. i Knowing the world s redemption lay ' In the cry of a little Child., —lvan Leonard AN right. I * * * * WETS ANO URYS. ‘There are just two things that break up most of the happy homes • nowadays.” , “What are they.-” “Woman’s love for dry goods and
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Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XVI, Issue 11, 24 December 1925, Page 11
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185THE CRY OF A LITTLE CHILD Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume XVI, Issue 11, 24 December 1925, Page 11
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