, 1881-12-25
SONGS OF" THE SEASON,

Dismai and drear came the cold WInter-dsv.. .,
Not sa1s ,,xe: o'' the 9'l@@ef The pals Starlight
Not sound buta murmuring vofce far avs,r
The whispering plush OF Lake slichigansw,ra
When solemn and clear, through The gloom =,
,:"s the mOrn+ -='..T.~ ~ ,'%,,=:@
Came the toll Of bell, IKE an Angels yoIcs
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Bidding US waken, for Jesus was boris: Y.:: " -: ::
Angels md men glad welcons are telling. E.
Ring on, ye Joy-bells, and tell US the story-.
Tell Us how h1mbly the Goihead bus come. r. =
Leaving. His Father. His Kingdom, His Glory:
To win for US TOO bright place In Ills Homa'
And the joy-bells seem chimtng. = Come Let n. I'D
= adore Hitnt \ -: :" :%% !: s;z-r.
Come. poor. and come :E,ch-oone, ~ at Ha :;
We VIII lay down our Joys and our sorrow. Z
before Him! 4 ID. q, !. :: y : ~: o..
with our hearts glad or sore. our sweet infant
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And anon through ne streets, nov 70 longer
deserted, t>~*s z:..-,
Came tho throng of the faithful to answer ta.s
voice.; /! ~ 49,
Tho cold is forgotten, the darkness unbeeded->
For they go like the shepherds Of old. to rejoice
Ah! how like the dark streets was ne vgrtd's
'",~~ deSOlAtion :E-,"+ ..'GS , - .-'.,
Til the sav'or came, changing the gloom Into
Like ,tne Earth made resplendent By Ghrist'a
Are rs I Churches ibis morning, erqlgeat md
~ bright -. - ,..f:, 80.
rhrous! ne stately ca.hsdfais 6 va.t .is4:a5. /;
The grand ass 9sa I'D Adeste, delss" Flad Strains:
Round The Altar in thousands the faithful a,a
kneelinK. 5..::..:<s - ~ = sea .. -os:s- j
n spirit by Dethlehems s Crib back again-'.
Back: :sxain through long ages, g xe!eems shs
With Mary ind joseph. rna: strst Christmas -Day.
Where Angels were Singing - Adeste, Hdeiess" |"
And Detnlehem's Star showed the shepherds iaa
Long aEo. when the Nations proclaimed the glad
When Kingdoms and Empires ssuR: :psans Of
Columbia was wrapt In the gloom of oblivion,
Her shores were unknown. and untrudden her
No voice welcomed Christmas through mountain
or wiley, -. -, < -. .:-,,s*: ~@.,s->
Save zig yoies Of the storm In: that far auld.
The tempes5!cnoIr sang the '.Adeste. ndeles "
Across fne wild Kockles through poplak and
- pine. -. :. ',r. - =
But,oaay; such welcome goes forth from her:
THAT @ i,evcr Of old was chorus more grand
From the suore5 Ut Atlantic to far-of Pacific,
From the u1xbty Gulf Stream to the frozen
Tie .fuisntll IRE. gathered round Gods holy
-, nlt;trs, 80: !
In gorgeous Cafhsirul Or lone .nounsnfi-ohapes
Wherever Gpd's Cuurcn is, the people are osaWA.
Far away DER the ocean he,chorus Is swelling
Prou the Nile to the, Bniitc-throuKh many
From 'ls the vineyards of Spain to the Cossaek,
The same e loved Gid hymn rney are singing at
Come. % let JUS adore Him.. IT'S sum, y tns
'rts cSaassd S in Afsiras plague stricken zoass,
Through the cities ana zo[d-telds Of distant
IT, Australia; 49, = ~. r. -:
And the VOICE of the Amazon echoes lts toues.
And away: far away, in tho green !: lsleot sor.
The .Adssto" is singing Ger mountain and
But t5e voice Of despair lts glad notes cannot
-. bOrrt,w-' =. r. , - go
There's y sud, weary ring through its Joyous re-
DO her chitdrens who hear it By s1tchigan's
Mid ali ths bright comfort which wealth can be-
Do tneir, hearts brea:h : prayer, as they tueel
For rue home wnere they ttrss heard that hymn,
long ago! '@- Y. *,>> = II
Then ring on. ye joy-be,ls, while Nations are
To weIe.me a@se ene say1orl Wen whisper prayer.
Whose love wraps us round With its unceaslns
+ - care,> - 4 80 Z i 49, =" 80 -, ?
But, st,,last. and always: sweet Infant W
For lie boon Of /, ne faith which our Father has
Thou fssi ass5 won US place in Thy Church hero
n;,ravt ~ ,,s ), n,.ce In Thy Kingdom, In Heavenl