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^n tlfe tttomfttg long ago,
little |li2tiie of |ietl;lel;em
^lept in a manger loia^
^mgs of ntgrtab angels s6tept
^l|e iretnbltng mists of mont,
^i|en Me folfo foas prince of them
^n ^etl|Ieliem iona bom.
^ king, «nh ^et na hiabem
^pon J^is brnfe to rest;
^e l|ah no pillo^ for ^ts l|eah
^nt Jlis o&m motl|er*s breast; - -
^is palace foas a stable,
^are of linigl|t or palabiit,
P5l|cn Clfrist the |tIorb of J^eaftm
Came to free the fcorlJit of sin.
^ts ewes fuere soft aj s-^mmer skies,
^is broib as fiibite as sito^j,
roimh ^is l|eah a l|aIo sl|one
|Iihe sunligl|t*s golben glofo.
^ut, ^le lag an oulcast, l|ibben
(Sjroui ^ierob*s cruel barm—
^Ijte ^a«tb of (i!5oh tltjit nestleh
^i^on ^is motl|er's sxm.
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little ^abe of ^etlflet^em,
^ see ^l|ee sleqrit^ ^ere,
^[{Ine eges as beep 2ts summer sines;
Wcf^ brofo so foi^e zmb
J\3ain ^ see in fxttmbet Imeel
®lfe slf^lferhs of follk,
ife (iHagt foitl| fl^etr j^fis of mgrrl^
(^nh &ankincense anh gol2k.
[J see motl{er ^iSlarg»
^s in a^ie I;er I^anbs caresseh
Cl{g l|2tllofoeh ifeah of glorg
- >^ll^ere it btib tqion l|er breast;
^ bc::r tl|e crooning btllabg
#^®|jat slfe so softlg sings,
JSIl|tle hear arm is ronnb Ijer nsc^
"“*'|ere tenherlg it elites*
^ar biere Cl|^ feet io btanher
®o seek tlje mtel tree,
^^nb l{arsl( tife I^anbs tl|at loaiieb
^itl( tlfeir croto of tl;orns for
^ut ^Eltott Itabst tljat one Ifapp^ [fonr
0f peace anb jo§ mtb rest,
en ^1|^ I|eah bias lain in |Set{{IeIpiir
Jllpon ®ltv mxitljer’s breasL
John S. M*Groartg.
Remember this Christmas day t
that love is the strongest thing z
in the world, and that the bles- ^
sed Life which began in Beth- ^
lehem is the image and the i
^ brightness of the Eternal Love. ^
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Out of everything you get ex- ^
actly as you put it into it. If you
feel that Christmas has degen*
erated into a mere commercial
barter of gifts, seek the cause
in your own self.
CUtfnstm^ta OHjimea
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Blessing
By Rev. Dr. Howard Daffield
May the Blessing
of the Light that
shown at Mid
night come to the
hearts that are shad
owed and the homes
that are dark.
May the Blessing of
the Song of the Angels
come to the multitudes
who strive and bleed
upon fields of battle,
and to all who wage
the hard warfare of
life.
May the Blessing of
the Good Word to the
Shepherds come to ev
eryone who is humbly
and honestly laboring
to do a share of their
world’s work.
May the Blessing of
the Manger Cradle
come to that innumer
able company against
whom the doors of
hope and peace and
rest are shut.
May the blessing of
the Holy Child come
to every one who has
forgotten that Thou,
O God, art his Father,
and that all men are
brothers.
May the Blessing of
the Guiding Star com<^
to those who wander
in the night amd can
not find homeward
way.
May the Blessing of
the Stable come upon
all hearts, wakening a
kindly sense of kin
dred with every living
thing that wa^ the
field and forest, oc
wings the air, or pi^8«
es the paths xC^
the stsia.
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sendin’ word to Santy Claus to tell bim what to bring
A doll—an’ book—an’ dlsbes too—an’ ob,'most cy’rytlii])
Please belp me put it in the box—I can’t reach up, you see-
Poor Santy’d be so ’^pointed if be di^'t bear from sie.
YOUR GIFT
IT IS BETTER TO GIVE TjHAN 1
But there are times when to. receive
pleasant feeling. Start the new^ear with
courit for yourself that will m^e you
giye you a pride in yourself.
7t '¥ ^
YOU
a mighty safe and
ubstantial bank ac-
f other people and
r Christmas gifts.
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