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The whole sky seems to be aflame, and the stars appear to be dancing among the clouds; angels walk down from heaven to the earth, and enter the village or talk with the shepherds upon the hills." THE WHOLE SKY SEEMS TO BE AFLAME AND THE STARS APPEAR TO BE DANCING AMONG THE CLOUDS ANGELS WALK DOWN FROM HEAVEN TO THE EARTH AND ENTER THE VILLAGE OR TALK WITH THE SHEPHERDS UPON THE HILLS
should uplift on Calvary What burthen saveth all and me. Again I walk in Bethlehem-town And think on Him that wears the crown. I may not kiss His feet again, Nor worship Him as did I then; My King hath died upon the tree, And hath outpoured on Calvary What blood redeemeth you and me! [Illustration: But, with her babe upon her knee, Naught recked that Mother of the tree. ] THE FIRST CHRISTMAS TREE Once upon a time the forest was in a great commotion. Early in the evening the wise old cedars had shaken their heads ominously and predicted strange things. They had lived in the forest many, many years; but never had they seen such marvellous sights as were to be seen now in the sky, and upon the hills, and in the distant village. "Pray tell us what you see," pleaded a little vine; "we who are not as tall as you can behold none of these wonderful things. Describe them to us, that we may enjoy them with you." "I am filled with such amazement," said one of the cedars, "that I can hardly speak.  THE FIRST CHRISTMAS TREE OF CHRISTMAS TALES AND CHRISTMAS VERSE THIS IS A LIPPERVOX RECORDING ALL LIPPERVOX RECORDINGS ARE IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN FOR MORE INFORMATION OR TO VOLUNTEER PLEASE VISIT LIPPERVOX DOTTER WORK RECORDING BY KANGAROO CHRISTMAS TALES AND CHRISTMAS VERSE BY EUGENE FIELD THE FIRST CHRISTMAS TREE ONCE UPON A TIME THE FOREST WAS IN A GREAT COMMOTION EARLY IN THE EVENING THE WISE OLD CEDARS HAD SHAKEN THEIR HEADS OMINOUSLY AND PREDICTED STRANGE THINGS THEY HAD LIVED IN THE FOREST MANY MANY YEARS BUT NEVER HAD THEY SEEN SUCH MARVELLOUS SIGHTS AS WERE TO BE SEEN NOW IN THE SKY AND UPON THE HILLS AND IN THE DISTANT VILLAGE PRAY TELL US WHAT YOU SEE PLEADED A LITTLE VINE WE WHO ARE NOT AS TALL AS YOU CAN BEHOLD NONE OF THESE WONDERFUL THINGS DESCRIBE THEM TO US THAT WE MAY ENJOY THEM WITH YOU I AM FILLED WITH SUCH AMAZEMENT SAID ONE OF THE CEDARS THAT I CAN HARDLY SPEAK
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