. A twisted skein:. AUK to the pealing bells * Upon the frosty air, from far andnear. IMiiirs out their merry chiming sharp and clear,An er hill and plain, -He the glad echoes ch ft refrain, 1 hiisti n can b9 wonderful and sweetheart bnt throbs with richer beat, thought flows backward to that wondrous nightWhen, heralded by songs of angels bright, CHRISTMAS- TIDE. 199 Our glorious King was on the earth, good will, good will to men!Far sweeter rings the anthem now than then,As, borne upon the clear voice of the bells,Down through the ages still the glad song swells T

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. A twisted skein:. AUK to the pealing bells * Upon the frosty air, from far andnear. IMiiirs out their merry chiming sharp and clear,An er hill and plain, -He the glad echoes ch ft refrain, 1 hiisti n can b9 wonderful and sweetheart bnt throbs with richer beat, thought flows backward to that wondrous nightWhen, heralded by songs of angels bright, CHRISTMAS- TIDE. 199 Our glorious King was on the earth, good will, good will to men!Far sweeter rings the anthem now than then,As, borne upon the clear voice of the bells,Down through the ages still the glad song swells Triumphant over in the heart of millions, sweet and strong,Is echoed now the wonderful new songWhich on that night two thousand years agoOer sleeping BethPhem floated, soft and slow, Up from Rephaim borne. Peace on the earth, good will, good will to men!Joy through the carol swelled and throbbed een then,When on the bright hush of the eastern nightThe glad refrain first rung, as poised in flight The angel chorus sang; / 200

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