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Oh, could the joy which tears express That out of gladness come Be mirrored in its tender glow, Before the beautiful tableau Ingratitude and selfishness Would shrink abashed and dumb! O COULD THE JOY WHICH TEARS EXPRESS THAT OUT OF GLADNESS COME BE MIRRORED IN ITS TENDER GLOW BEFORE THE BEAUTIFUL TABLEAU INGRATITUDE AND SELFISHNESS WOULD SHRINK ABASHED AND DUMB
o' know 'Big Sam'? _He_ is De bell of Baltimore!" Christmas at Church. 'Twas drawing near the holiday, When piety and pity met In whisp'ring council, and agreed That Christmas time, in homes of need, Should be remembered in a way They never could forget. Then noble generosity Took youth and goodness by the hand, And planned a thousand charming ways To celebrate this best of days, While hearts were held in sympathy By love's encircling band. So multitudes together came, Like wandering magi from the East With precious gifts unto the King, With every good and perfect thing To satisfy a shivering frame Or amplify a feast. The angels had looked long and far The happy scene to parallel, When through the sanctuary door Were carried gifts from shop and store, The treasures of the rich bazaar, To give--but not to sell. As once the apostolic twelve Of goods allotment made, So equity dealt out with care The widow's and the orphan's share, And of the aged forced to delve At drudging task or trade.  CHRISTMAS AT CHURCH BY HATTIE HOWARD READ FOR LIEVERBOXT AT ORG BY SWEETHELM TWAS DRAWING NEAR THE HOLIDAY WHEN PIETY AND PITY MET IN WHISPERING COUNSEL AND AGREED THAT CHRISTMAS TIME IN HOMES OF NEED SHOULD BE REMEMBERED IN A WAY THEY NEVER COULD FORGET THEN NOBLE GENEROSITY TOOK YOUTH AND GOODNESS BY THE HAND AND PLANNED A THOUSAND CHARMING WAYS TO CELEBRATE THIS BEST OF DAYS WHILE HEARTS WERE HELD IN SYMPATHY BY LOVE'S ENCIRCLING BAND SO MULTITUDES TOGETHER CAME LIKE WANDERING MAGI FROM THE EAST WITH PRECIOUS GIFTS UNTO THE KING WITH EVERY GOOD AND PERFECT THING TO SATISFY A SHIVERING FRAME OR AMPLIFY A FEAST THE ANGELS HAD LOOKED LONG AND FAR THE HAPPY SCENE TO PARALLEL WHEN THROUGH THE SANCTUARY DOOR WERE CARRIED GIFTS FROM SHOP AND STORE THE TREASURES OF THE RICH BAZAAR TO GIVE BUT NOT TO SELL AS ONCE THE APOSTOLIC TWELVE OF GOODS ALLOTMENT MADE SO ECHOEDY DEALT OUT WITH CARE THE WIDOW'S AND THE ORPHAN'S SHARE AND OF THE AGED FORCED TO DELVE AT DRUDGING TASK OR TRADE
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