The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1880-12-23
H O q t II v.
CH RIsTMAS BELLS.

H Oe e ry.
CH RISTMAS BELLS.
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80. are sounds In the sky whom the year
sfsw OLD.
4 "A the wiuds OF the wfostr slew-
|hs. night and the moon are clssr and cold,
Ana the stars shine on the SNOW
\ via 10 ths blast and bitter the slect
rbst beats on the frosty hills a-o tbs fsst
|pfths Christmas unc again
Ginning sweet whoa the niSitvind
sweiis,
Biest 10 the sounds Of the chrlstinas
Deils
a, ara the sounds Of the Christmas chimes
Ia the land OF the isiei to wers-
nd thsy vel come the dsassst VI festival time
In this western world OF ours
,Ixht on tho holly and mlslctoe boush
irhc English nreiixht falls,
|,d bright ere the wreathei svcrSreens nov
That GLADDEN. our owu home walls
And hark the arst sSset note that tells
The weie, No Of the UIristn.s JSiIs
J. ow, tia. si,si'a the ivTs shade.
Rsmsts feo a the rain ID .o~er
oil start from his droSsy watch raid;
|whsn the clock shall strlss the hour;
Ii over ths nsiIs Ia taoir frJsty rla,
ths CHEEKY sounds shall 20,
Ia chime shall answer uoto caine,
Across the inoonlit snoS
How swset tue iins,slus music dNell,,
Toe mu,is VI tho Oarist.nss Ds!ls !
ts,l not thus Ia tho East afar
When tho babs In the inanxerhe;
wlss neu follo~vd thslr suidiax srs'n.
the dass or . miiile day;
4 tho N iu the sycsm zee giih,r-d gscsn,
ud the palm trees OF DsU,rsn ro.ei
sas tho s.rsu.s ars, Gar,st-hAs tue SJeil hal
saen-
nd it cana not la storus sui suoss.
Not yet ser S.s.rsta's niiis sal lsn !
H.I aoased the sound VI u.rssl.na'
Bells.
eeaars Of Leb,non shook In the blast
Df thoir own cold nJuu, am ar.
naught DER the su.uiusry plain had past
o toll that tho Lord was therci
oak sNd tho olly- ami alnoni wsro s!i!r
tho night noy worn and thin
wind of tho w,utce.tiuis roirsi f;l.n "a, hiii
xaken the guests at the Inn.
No dream to thc.u tho Iii.i; tslls
THAT 10 to coAie from Caeist,nss Bells.
years that hsv, q / like the leaves on o.
gale,
ucs the IN ,fu Of that Mlricl,- q rih,
We v,del oil tho fSme OF the Marvellous h,S
rt the tiilngs have Giied t,,o r.r'hi
70. 10 tho climes ofths Icy North,
nj tho lands u the cane aud tho pal u
the Alpine cu,;er's tlaElas hearth,
nd In Tropie belts OF csl'n,
Man ilst tonight the weicomo ssella,
Sweet ani clear. OF christmas Beils
,y are ringing I, ,-hIsht .hrj the Norway nrs,
ud across tho Ssoii.h fclls
"a the Cuban ps.nu'irco drcaniily s,.rs
10 tho SQUAD VI those Christians Bolls
ey ring whore tho Indian usnges rolls
10 dood through the rsoo fields vide
swell tho FAR hymns Of the laps ani Poles
10 the praise OF ,ho Cruoihei.
Sweeter than tonss OF the Oceau's shel
Mlnsls the chimes oflhe Uhrisituas Ball
o yosrs come not ba;k that have cirelei ava!
Will the past OF that eastern land,
hen He pluckei tho corn Oh tho Sabb ath day =.
And healed the with ,rsd liant;
bit the bells shall join IA Joyous chime
for the One who walked tho sea,
nd ring again for tho better timo
Of the Christ that 10 To 10
Then ring for Earth's best promi,
In 20. OF 'yous Prophet Bells
ing out ct tho meeting Of night and morn,
For tho dawn OF happier day
,, tho siole from our f.l,h's great sopulchr
torn.
Tho angels have rolled away
sd they come to us hsre In our low abode,
NJ th words like the sunri.r gls.m-
bms dowa and ascs id by that heavenly raj
That Jacob saw in his dream
Spirit OF Love THAT In music dweils-
open our hearts with the Ohristms
Bells
slp ne 70 see that tho glsd heart prays
A. we'll ~ the bonded knees
bat the. are In our own ~ In ancient days,
The Scribes and the Pharisees
hst the Mount OF TRANSPORTATION still
Looks down on these christian lands
"a the Riorihsd ones from that holy hill
Arc reaching their helping hands
These be the words you music tells
Ut soismn joy, 0 uhrist.nas Bells I
n1nnl1nnD11ul -.
NJ 4 y G q l l Il N Q q us
Merry Christmas.
How ioyfu lly the sound fonts OF