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A Winter Greeting.
A WINTER GREETING .
BY SAVABICUS . Dedicated by permission to Baroness Burdett Coutts . CRIMSON sun upon a winter ' s clay
A Rode high in heaven to chase the mist away . Its genial influence bade the vapour rise , And , shining forth , lit up the mid-day skies ; As earth rejoiced , the golden clouds above Spread joy abroad , and filled most hearts with love . The storm that raged had all its fury spent ,
And now the sun had cleared the firmament ; A joyful calm with gladness filled the air , And still , though winter , earth was bright and fair . Oh , race of man , whose Heaven-born gifts we know , Remember well the source from whence they flow ; Stand up for right , ne ' er do what seemeth wrong ;
Work hard for truth , 'twill make the puny strong ; Seek suffering out , ancl what ye can command Give to the poor , and with no stinted hand ; As Nature ' s smiles do chase the showers away , So gladl y help the sick this winter ' s day . A sweet reward each deed of goodness brings , The heart relieved with its reliever sings ; Thus bliss twofold one worthy act supplies . Ye favoured rich , oh , share your golden prize ,
From plenty spare a dole , 'tis yours to try Ancl cheer the cheerless heart and dry each eye . A goodly trust the power to bless must be , Ancl some there are whose hands are ever free , With loving hearts whence kindness sweetly flows , Ancl "Homes" are built , relieving many woes . At Pity ' s call when we the hungry feed
, 'Tis Heaven itself that prompts the goodly deed ; The border-land of bliss we surely tread , Relieving dire distress to comfort shed ; And sorrow ' s grateful prayer with earnest voice Will upward rise to bid our hearts rejoice . Why lingerthenor idly stay at home ?
, , The needy sick have not the power to roam . A visit made , a soothing- word will cheer , These to the fleeting soul are doubly dear ; The meanest wretch some consolation craves , And timel y help much mental anguish saves . Jehovah ' s Son to save the world was sent
, Too little thought of is the blest event . With love the Saviour ' s love we should repay , And help the weary on their dreary way . Our duty done , in faith then we can live Right thankful that we have the meails to give .
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
A Winter Greeting.
A WINTER GREETING .
BY SAVABICUS . Dedicated by permission to Baroness Burdett Coutts . CRIMSON sun upon a winter ' s clay
A Rode high in heaven to chase the mist away . Its genial influence bade the vapour rise , And , shining forth , lit up the mid-day skies ; As earth rejoiced , the golden clouds above Spread joy abroad , and filled most hearts with love . The storm that raged had all its fury spent ,
And now the sun had cleared the firmament ; A joyful calm with gladness filled the air , And still , though winter , earth was bright and fair . Oh , race of man , whose Heaven-born gifts we know , Remember well the source from whence they flow ; Stand up for right , ne ' er do what seemeth wrong ;
Work hard for truth , 'twill make the puny strong ; Seek suffering out , ancl what ye can command Give to the poor , and with no stinted hand ; As Nature ' s smiles do chase the showers away , So gladl y help the sick this winter ' s day . A sweet reward each deed of goodness brings , The heart relieved with its reliever sings ; Thus bliss twofold one worthy act supplies . Ye favoured rich , oh , share your golden prize ,
From plenty spare a dole , 'tis yours to try Ancl cheer the cheerless heart and dry each eye . A goodly trust the power to bless must be , Ancl some there are whose hands are ever free , With loving hearts whence kindness sweetly flows , Ancl "Homes" are built , relieving many woes . At Pity ' s call when we the hungry feed
, 'Tis Heaven itself that prompts the goodly deed ; The border-land of bliss we surely tread , Relieving dire distress to comfort shed ; And sorrow ' s grateful prayer with earnest voice Will upward rise to bid our hearts rejoice . Why lingerthenor idly stay at home ?
, , The needy sick have not the power to roam . A visit made , a soothing- word will cheer , These to the fleeting soul are doubly dear ; The meanest wretch some consolation craves , And timel y help much mental anguish saves . Jehovah ' s Son to save the world was sent
, Too little thought of is the blest event . With love the Saviour ' s love we should repay , And help the weary on their dreary way . Our duty done , in faith then we can live Right thankful that we have the meails to give .