. Stray poems and early history of the Albany and Susquehanna Railroad . nce oer the world preside,And virtue be the peoples guide. A ftristmas Poen^ [Written for and read before the M. K. Church Sabbath Schoolin Cobleskill, Dec. 25th, i88:^, byMRS. Ci^ii^ford France.] Let US stop for a moment, shut the present from gaze,And turn with our vision to the wonderful angels all fresh from the portals of of glory,Were sent from the skies to tell the sweet story,That a child should be born, and a Savior be given,To bridge over the chasm twixt this world and on the plains are t
. Stray poems and early history of the Albany and Susquehanna Railroad . nce oer the world preside,And virtue be the peoples guide. A ftristmas Poen^ [Written for and read before the M. K. Church Sabbath Schoolin Cobleskill, Dec. 25th, i88:^, byMRS. Ci^ii^ford France.] Let US stop for a moment, shut the present from gaze,And turn with our vision to the wonderful angels all fresh from the portals of of glory,Were sent from the skies to tell the sweet story,That a child should be born, and a Savior be given,To bridge over the chasm twixt this world and on the plains are the shepherds and sheep,And the stars in the sky their bright vigils keep,While the Jordan rolls on in that valley of old,Like the drift of a romance, which has often been told;When an angel from Heaven sweeps down on the the shepherds are frightened by the glory and us list to the song of that heavenly hostWhose echo has swept on from coast unto a cadence of love and a rythm sublime,Which shall flow on forever long the arches of time: 28. When an angel from Heaven sweeps down on the scene,And the shepherds are frightened by the glory and gleam. 30 A CHRISTMAS POEM. Peace on earth, and forever good will unto menWas the song of the seraphs, which burst on us then;And to-night let us all catch up the refrain,And echo it forth to the world once again;Peace on earth, and forever good will unto our motto through life; as the seraphs sang the Magi lets follow the star of the East,Not to palace or castle—not banquet or feast,But away to the manger where the Savior once in coarse clothing, and pillowed on hay,And learn to be humble, and to never despiseSome sister, or brother, wrapt in povertys ^et us go with that child to the home of his youth,lyearning lessons of duty, obedience and truth;And as Christ the dear Savior to his parents was true,Let me ask, my dear children, is it not proper that youShould strive to be t
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