Luther at home . le out-cast had left the world, outwardly in cir-cumstances of extreme wretchedness, butinwardly in a dream of heaven, and in thearms of the Christ-child. And so, with every return of Christmaseve, let the home be bright with the Christ-mas-tree, and glad with the music of chil-dren and the song of Bethlehem; andwithal let the heart be tender and pitifulfor the lonely outcast and neglected as through the cold, still night - airthere comes echoing down the centuriesthe old, sweet, jubilant song of the angelsover the cradle of the infant Saviour: Glory to God in the hig
Luther at home . le out-cast had left the world, outwardly in cir-cumstances of extreme wretchedness, butinwardly in a dream of heaven, and in thearms of the Christ-child. And so, with every return of Christmaseve, let the home be bright with the Christ-mas-tree, and glad with the music of chil-dren and the song of Bethlehem; andwithal let the heart be tender and pitifulfor the lonely outcast and neglected as through the cold, still night - airthere comes echoing down the centuriesthe old, sweet, jubilant song of the angelsover the cradle of the infant Saviour: Glory to God in the highest, and onearth peace, good-will to man, let everyheart be opened anew to the holy childJesus! And let the young and the old, WINTER PLEASURES. I29 the home and the Church, yea, all Christen-dom unite to send back to heaven the songas angels brought it down : Glory to Godin the highest! 11 Joy to the world, the Lord has come !Let earth receive her King:Let evry heart prepare Him room,And heaven and nature H3* ^> HOME IN SORROW. 131
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