A CHRISTMAS CAROL.
THERE'S a song in the air! There's a star in the sky! There's a mother's deep prayer And a haby's low cry! , . , And the star rains its fire while the beauutul For the manger of Bethlehem cradles a King. There's a tumult of joy O'er the wonderful birth. For the Virgin's sweet Boy Is the Lord of the earth. ■ ■ Aye! the star rains its fire and the beautilui sing, ~ ... For the manger of Bethlehem cradles a Kins. In the light of that star Lie the ages ' impearled; And that song from afar Has swept o'er the world. Every hearth is aflame, and the beautiful sing In the homes of the nations that Jesus is Ivmg. We rejoice in. the light, And we echo the song, That comes down through the night From the heavenly throng. . Aye we shout to the lovely evangel they bring, And' wo greet in His cradle our Saviour and King.'
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New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 11843, 21 December 1901, Page 5 (Supplement)
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157A CHRISTMAS CAROL. New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 11843, 21 December 1901, Page 5 (Supplement)
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