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Show B Where Christmas Comes From B By T. C. HARBAUGH B, lhe land of wniMj lory, "Angel-kept, and old Time, MS? the lily her glory f?.!,i the Queen of Judah'e clime M m tha village of the otrancer 3? 5 wKm "he infant Saviour lay, gg MaJ in a humble manger, Kbia. como to u today. H From the fields where grew the flow'ri Where His childhood flitted by, w Where Ho spent the fated hours B Irw 'Neath the burning Orient sky, fc 5 And from where the roses scrambled ifTFzL Over hedge and mossy wall, " Carpeting the paths He rambled, Christmas comes to greet us all. Iron still Its song is singing W To the far off Orient sea, m the tuneful bells are ringing Wm Bin the old year's jubilee j MM Hldren pluck the lily blowing fc5$ On her ever graceful stem, (JCjDo d the lary herds are lowing On the plains of Bethlehem. Where He trod the paths of sorrow, Where Ho felt the wound of thorn, H -3 Where He longed tho brighter morrow I Wvk Dawns the holy Christmas morn; I 5 6 Where the gentlo day discloses I .CO Happiness on land and sea, Once Ho blessed the gentle roses H On the shores of Galilee. He from humble hut and steeple Hln that land that lies afar, He tho anthems of the. peoplo Wltf To the glowing Christmas Star; WW Here is told the olden story Ss :& How amid tho scented hay, rfcHTJ; Hriit. the Saviour, came from glory H Upon earth's first Christmas day. H Set tho. bejls of Christmas ringing H It is time's best jubilee. H ww For to us again they're bridging H vm Messages from oversea; H r r el e hearts f fll' be gifted, H dCiDi ' Hope the fiercest tide can stem; H Let the darkest clouds be rifted, H Christmas comes from Bethlehem I B 2 1910. W.at.rn N.w.p.D.r Union.) |
