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| BIRD OF DAWNING William Shakespeare This extract, from Act One, Scene One of Hamlet, conveys in a few brief lines the essential sacredness of the season. Some say that ever 'gainst that season comes Wherein our Saviour's birth is celebrated, The bird of dawning singeth all night long; And then, they say, no spirit dare stir abroad; The nights are wholesome; then no planets strike, No fairy tales, nor witch hath power to charm, So hallow'd and so gracious is that time. |
| Everywhere, Everywhere Christmas To~night Christmas in lands of the fir tree and pine, Christmas in lands of the palm tree and vine; Christmas where snow peaks stand solemn and white, Christmas where cornfields lie sunny and bright; Everywhere, everywhere Christmas to-night! Christmas where children are hopeful and gay, Christmas where old men are patient and gray; Christmas where peace, like a dove in its flight; Broods o'er brave men in the thick of the fight; Everywhere, everywhere Christmas to-night! For the Christ child who comes is the Master of all; No palace too great - no cottage too small. The angels who welcome Him sing from the height, "In the city of David, a King in His might." Everywhere, everywhere Christmas to-night! Then let every heart keep its Christmas within, Christ's pity for sorrow, Christ's hatred of sin, Christ's care for the weakest, Christ's courage for right, Christ's dread of the darkness, Christ's love of the light, Everywhere, everywhere Christmas to-night! So the stars of the midnight which compass us round, Shall see a strange glory and hear a sweet sound, And cry, "Look! the earth is aflame with delight. O sons of the morning rejoice at the sight." Everywhere, everywhere Christmas to-night! ~ Phillips Brooks |
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