large/10939/christmas_tales_and_verse_1612_librivox_64kb_mp3/christmas_03_field_64kb_9
large/10939/christmas_tales_and_verse_1612_librivox_64kb_mp3/christmas_03_field_64kb
English
10939
No sooner had he said these words than Claus felt the gift of immortality bestowed upon him; and in that moment, too, there came to him a knowledge that his parents' prayer had been answered, and that Norss and Faia would live in him through all time. NO SOONER HAD HE SAID THESE WORDS THAN KLAUS FELT THE GIFT OF IMMORTALITY BEST OUT UPON HIM AND IN THATMENT TOO THERE CAME TO HIM A KNOWLEDGE THAT HIS PARENTS PRAYER HAD BEEN ANSWERED AND THAT NORSE AND FIRE WOULD LIVE IN HIM THROUGH ALL TIME
were Norss and Faia beholden of men. Until late that night Claus toiled at his forge; for it was a busy season with him, and he had many, many curious and beauteous things to make for the little children in the country round about. The colored flames leaped singing from his forge, so that the Northern sky seemed to be lighted by a thousand rainbows; but above all this voiceful glory beamed the Star, bright, beautiful, serene. Coming late to the cabin in the fir grove, Claus wondered that no sign of his father or of his mother was to be seen. "Father--mother!" he cried, but he received no answer. Just then the Star cast its golden gleam through the latticed window, and this strange, holy light fell and rested upon the symbol of the cross that lay upon the floor. Seeing it, Claus stooped and picked it up, and kissing it reverently, he cried: "Dear talisman, be thou my inspiration evermore; and wheresoever thy blessed influence is felt, there also let my works be known henceforth forever! RANGE MUSIC AND NEVER THEREAFTER WERE NORSE AND FIRE BEHOLDEN OF MEN UNTIL LATE THAT NIGHT KLAUS TOILED AT HIS FORGE FOR IT WAS A BUSY SEASON WITH HIM AND HE HAD MANY MANY CURIOUS AND BEAUTEOUS THINGS TO MAKE FOR THE LITTLE CHILDREN IN THE COUNTRY ROUND ABOUT THE COLORED FLAME LEAPED SINGING FROM HIS FORGE SO THAT THE NORTHERN SKY SEEMED TO BE LIGHTENED BY THE THOUSAND RAINBOWS BUT ABOVE ALL THIS VOICEFUL GLORY BEAMED THE STAR BRIGHT BEAUTIFUL SERENE COMING LATE TO THE CABIN IN THE FIR GROVE KLAUS WONDERED THAT NO SIGN OF HIS FATHER NOR OF HIS MOTHER WAS TO BE SEEN FATHER MOTHER HE CRIED BUT HE RECEIVED NO ANSWERS JUST THEN THE STAR CAST ITS GOLDEN GLEAM THROUGH THE LATTICE WINDOW AND THIS STRANGE HOLY LIGHT FELL AND REST UPON THE SYMBOL OF THE CROSS THAT LAY UPON THE FLOOR SEEING IT KLOW STOOP AND PICK IT UP AND KISSING IT REVERENTLY HE CRIED DEAR TALISMAN BE THOU MY INSPIRATION EVERMORE AND WHERESOEVER THY BLESSED INFLUENCE IS FELT THERE ALSO LET MY WORKS BE KNOWN HENCEFORTH FOR EVER
large/10939/christmas_tales_and_verse_1612_librivox_64kb_mp3/christmas_03_field_64kb
file
download/librilight/large/10939/christmas_tales_and_verse_1612_librivox_64kb_mp3/christmas_03_field_64kb.flac