The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1871-12-24

The stars In the far-oH Heaven
Have long since struck eleven!
soundeth Times erandsss midnieht hour.
Blesoed By the 6Aviour's birth.
And Might patSsth on lie sable stole,
Symbol Of sorrow and align Of dole,
10 honor Tie IssS Of BstiI.Sem,.
Who COME. e Nsn. the King Of them.
And ii turn sssssds &: Il holy ssss
To hear tn" Song Of the ChIistmaa Feast.
Foor thousand years Earth waited,
Four thousand years men prayed.
-Four thousand years tho Nat.rns sighed
That their King 30 long delay Cd.
The Prophets told His coming.
The sanity for Him sighed
And tho Star Of the Bebe q Bethlehem
Shone DER them when they died.
Their t a.es r., toward TIE BE J, F 1t. ~.
That In after centuries,
Would rise on Christmss night.
But still the Saviour tarried,
And the Nations wspt and wondered why
The Promised had not como.
At last, Earth's hope was granted,
And God was 9 Child Of Earth;
And Q thousand Angels chanted
Theiowly midnight birth.
All Bethlehem was erander
And the light OF Earth that night eclipsed
The splendOrs Of the skies.
Then let us sing tho Anthem
The ANGELS once did sing;
United with the music Of leve and praise,
The whole wide world will ring.
--- Gloria n rstssisis
Sound the thrilling song;
In e1celsis Dec!
Roll the hymn along.
GloriS In excelsis!
Let the Heavens ring;
In excelsis Dec
Welcome. newborn King.
Gloria In excelsis
In excelsis Dec!
: Chant the Anthem grand.
Gloria in excelsia
Let Us all rejoice
In excelsis Deo!
Lift each heart and voice.
Gloria in excelsis
Swell tho Hyma on high;
In excelsis Deoi
Sound It to the sky.
Gloria in excelsis!
Sing It, sinful Earth
In excelsis Dec
For the Saviour o birth.
Thus joyful and VIGOROUSLY,
Glad and ever 90 gloriously;
High a. the Heavens-wido as the Earth
swelle,h the Hymn of the Saviour's birth.
Lo! the Day is waking
In the East afar;
Dawn is family breaking
Sunk in every star.
Christmas Eve has vanished
With its shadows grey;
All its griefs are banished
By bright Christmas Day.
joyful chimes are ringing
Ger the land and seas,
And there comes glad singing
Borne on every breeze.
Little ones SO merry
Bed.clothes coyIy lift,
And, in such ahurry,
Prattle ''Christmas gift!'
Little heads so curly,
Knowing Christmas laws,
Peep ont very early
For old San tn Claus"
Little eyes are laughing
Der their Christmas toys;
Older one are quatfin1 =
Cups OF Christmas joys d
-.~.s- Heart. are Joyous. cheerful, =
Faees all are gay;
Mono are cad a;in teaifnl
On bright Christmas Day.
Hearts are light and bounding,
All from care are free;
Homes are all resounding
With happy glee.
Feet with feet are meeting,
Bent on Pleasures way;
souls to souls give greeting
Warm on Christmas Day.
Gifts are kept q. going
Fast from hand to hand;
blessings al O flowing
Over every land.
One vast wave Of gladness
Sweeps its worldwide way,
Drowning every sadness
On this Christmas Day.
Merry. merry Chriarmaa
Haste around the Earth;
Merry, merry Christmas,
Scatter smiles and mirth.
Merry, merry Christmas,
Be to one and all
Merry, M cry Christmas,
Enter hut and hall.
Merry, merry Christmas,
Be to rich and poori
Merry. merry Christmas,
Stop At every door.
Merry. merry Christmas,
Fill each heait with Joy;
Merry, merry Christmas,
To each girl and boy.
Merry, merry Christmas,
Better gifts than gold
Merry, merry Christmas,
To the young and old.
Merry, merry Christmas!
May the coming year
bring as merry a Christmas
And AZ bright cheer.
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