A Christmas Hymn.
By Maruakkt E. Sanohte \ No tramp of marching armies, No banners flarni g far ; A lamp within a ► table, And in the sky a star. Their hymns of peace and gladnc 'To earth the angels bro ght, Their Gloria in Kxcelsis To earth the angels taught; When in the lowly man er The Holy Mother Maid, In tender adoration, Her Babe of Heaven laid. Born lowly in the darkness, And none so poor as lb*, The little childre i of the poor His very oun shall la*. No rush • f hostile armies th n, But j ist the hudd ing sheep ; '1 he angels singing of the Christ, And all the world asleep No flame of conquering banners, No legions sent afar; A lamp within a stable, And in the sky a star! — ''oilier's Weekly
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White Ribbon, Volume 7, Issue 79, 1 December 1901, Page 9
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138A Christmas Hymn. White Ribbon, Volume 7, Issue 79, 1 December 1901, Page 9
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