The bells of Freiburg : . A PRELUDE TO THE SOUND OF Gloria in excelsis Deo,In terra pax hominibus. * HIS is what the bells of Freiburgseemed to be saying one Christ-mas Eve, as they swung to andfro in the Minster tower; and every-thing in the old Cathedral city, inobedience to their message, seemedto be preparing for the coming of Him Who isPrince of Peace. A keen wind was sweepi^ig away the snow-clouds which, all day long, had been scatteringdown feathery flakes upon the neighbouringhills of the Black Forest. The dark boughs ofthe pine-trees were all arrayed in festal garments * Glory
The bells of Freiburg : . A PRELUDE TO THE SOUND OF Gloria in excelsis Deo,In terra pax hominibus. * HIS is what the bells of Freiburgseemed to be saying one Christ-mas Eve, as they swung to andfro in the Minster tower; and every-thing in the old Cathedral city, inobedience to their message, seemedto be preparing for the coming of Him Who isPrince of Peace. A keen wind was sweepi^ig away the snow-clouds which, all day long, had been scatteringdown feathery flakes upon the neighbouringhills of the Black Forest. The dark boughs ofthe pine-trees were all arrayed in festal garments * Glory to God in the highest, On earth peace, goodwill towards men. 10 THE BELLS OF FREIBURG. of pure white, which glittered more and moreas the clouds were swept away, and starafter star appeared in the sky above, studdingthe blue pavement where walked my LadyMoon. Every street of the old town was carpetedwith soft white, and as for the roofs overhead,each, high and low, big and little, looked asthough it had put on a clean cap for the occa-sion. The Miinster
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