Show peace and good will good will across the far ausean to shepherds echoing rang at midnight faintly songs of praise fin distant songs in wordless lays when all the stars together sang and they the shepherds listening long with beating hearts in awe filled mood was this the song orion sung the mystic golden aisles among in space gemmec gemmed solitude or were these alphas anthems grand some dusky temple aisles between when heavy censors slowly swung where sandaled maidens beading beh ding sung out all their awls unloved unseen f baart forms stood forth their girdles loosed with faces toward the midnight sat and trembling waited lips apart limbs tense where fullest muscles start and arms upraised high clearer the sound waves swept the plain As all the wide worlds pulse stood still till softly worded fell the strain from owns hills flung tack again peace and good wilt good will down went the stalwart shepherds there in auntie pose with hearts aflame to all the earth from bethlehem height in solemn watches on that night the dear s new evangel came all voices joined the solemn chant from david s city to the sea from deep euphrates silent tides to Je palm shaded sides from oath to galileo in widening circles sweet and clear from olive grove or palm crowned hill swept back that anthem heaven born on harps of gold by angels borne peace and good will good will A thousand years on times strong tide have washed the shores of change uncounted men have loved have died and life and death all undefiled unde fled bave swept earths widest range but still the harpers touch the strings in chorus grander still and oceans mighty voices sing white all the earth her chorales chorals bring peace and good will good will in humble cot on Ec otias braes or egypto vale oer sand swept deserts camel trod oft snow crowned alps up reared to god the mighty chords prevail in vales of musk eer hills of burze spice scented valleys blest when odorous lilies swing their bells and sensuous dewi runk asphodels their lips have pres t oer somber pines that sing of death or sun kissed meadows still oer land of leal oer land of woe the world encircling chorales chorals go peace and good will good will when changing numbers swinging swift the christ tide seasons briny to lands where tropic aloes grow to rolling prairies white with snow the bells of gladness ring and childrens faces beam with mirth and childrens glad hearts thrill for them the angel harpers sing for them joy bells of beaten ring peace and good will good maude veredith |