CHRISTMAS CAROL
By Edwin Waugh
Long time ago in Palestine,
Upon a wintry morn,
All in a lowly cattle-shed
The Prince of Peace was born.
The clouds fled from the gloomy sky,
The winds in silence lay,
And the stars shone bright with strange delight
To welcome in that day.
His parents they were simple folk
And simple lives they led,
And in the ways of righteousness
This little child was bred.
In gentle thought and gentle deed
His early days went by,
And the light His youthful steps did lead
Came down from heaven on high.
He was the friend of all the poor
That wander here below;
It was His only joy on earth
To ease them of their woe.
In pain He trod His holy path,
By sorrow sorely tried;
It was for all mankind He lived,
And for mankind He died.
Like Him let us be just and pure,
Like Him be true alway,
That we may find the peace of mind
That never fades away.