Show OUR CIiIRISPMASoI I v SX i jlh 4 t > J Vt i i n I jf j I I 1 r r < j iP l r 1 In that deep hush of nl ght so long ageS j I iJ i f When the soft heavenlight broke through to carih 0 1 ofr i It came to simple shepherds here below + o 4 I c The first to hear the tidings of his birth > The llrst to know that darkness here was past And that there was new light for men at last r r > To humble men and not the grand or high p r k t The angel came to tell that Christ was born ° r I s fJ J l > And n then celestial choirs f rom tho sky < Jot Sent forth a song that heralded the morn t A morn that meant a kl ng and serf to sec 3 I 1 Ii That ever after all men would bo free I t of Glory to God on high I his praises sing r < t i ro Glory to him who rules In perfect love tr r 5 J Glory to God the Lord the Christ the d ICIng JH I Glory to him who reigns supreme above v 1 Fill the glad air with Christmas music sweet c c Carol your joy in loud acclaims repeat 0 r f II I Flash of sword and crash of the Iron heel v1 k1 And wars hoarse roar fro m pine to tropic palm i < Loot and rapine flame and the blood steel i And over all the carol of apsalm 1 d fr > > A sacred song of Christmas once again j I I t 2 A song of peace on earth good will to men t L i j1 Under a throbbing sun great soldiers fight t I f Those who arc not al peace in lasting sleep r r I l Giving lifes blood for love of light or might c1 h 5 While In their homes the little l childien weep 1 qr And kneeling offer up a silent prayer 1 r J For that sweet soul who Is no longer there to r I w u Clouds of war that hang like a great black pall 1 I i i 51 f r t Black man and brown heathen I or Christian strife J r tr f White against white Saxon against the Gaul J A r k Thunder of battle sounding a knell of life c Hush the great guns soldiers > r your fighting cease ti ol Christmas Is here praise you the Prince of Peace 0 i < 1 I t III I j > j t aChristmas a day of cheer for bleeding hoards A day o of sacred Joy for human kind < n A healing day for all the burning smarts r > i i t That rankle iy the breast and in the minA l 1 f min-A heartsease day a sweet forgiving time < S 1 r r A day of love and hope of song of chime 1 o v rri c The days for all In Mcrrle Englands homes JJ1 r Or on the sunny hills of lovely France + r 1 iX In Germany or where the Cossack roams oJ I y I 1 And everywhere hoy celebrate perchance = kJ r l s They think theirs Is the best and theirs alone t Just as our natures make us love our own I i r n I IV < f J J11 I t Our chant of praise is loud and full and clear yJi r i r r v r r Sweet as a birds but long not vanishing i r y wyI t Our hopes are high we have no thought of fear I r if t t All glorious Is the anthem that we sing I I I I I tr i On this commemoration of the day I h J r 1 The Christ child In the lowly manger lay o J4 r Our women and our me n are tender brave > i Theres no false light head of them to lure l i M Js H j V They live in love devotion and to save ftft t The little ones and make their steps more sure r 5 o j t I t For God and home and native lands their cry f r h That pulses through the air up to the sky v rf i I 11 < I t No hollow hearts from east coast to the west > V f f No shallow thoughts from roseland to the snow < M I f But Christian purpose high and heavenblessed n 9 I And deep and solemn as th oceans flow rEach cr i r-Each man his own bene ath no despots knoiitf r j y Each woman queen free from a fear or doubt t ctj r J Columbia whore we live from Freedoms breast f > < Shares Gods great blessing on his holy day i t4 Contentment and a sense of perfect rest ft < d < U r With nothing In the future to dismay Dawnroses of a century begun Show in the splendor of the golden sun JAMES TODMAN GOODWIN |