One vast wave of gladness
Sweeps its world-wide way,
Drowning every sadness
On this Christmas day.
Merry, merry Christmas,
Haste around the earth;
Merry, merry Christmas,
Scatter smiles and mirth.
Merry, merry Christmas,
Be to one and all!
Merry, merry Christmas,
Enter hut and hall.
Merry, merry Christmas,
Be to rich and poor!
Merry, merry Christmas
Stop at every door.
Merry, merry Christmas,
Fill each heart with joy!
Merry, merry Christmas
To each girl and boy.
Merry, merry Christmas,
Better gifts than gold;
Merry, merry Christmas
To the young and old.
Merry, merry Christmas,
May the coming year
Bring as merry a Christmas
And as bright a cheer.
"Far Away"
"Far Away!" what does it mean?
A change of heart with a change of place?
When footsteps pass from scene to scene,
Fades soul from soul with face from face?
Are hearts the slaves or lords of space?
"Far Away!" what does it mean?
Does distance sever there from here?
Can leagues of land part hearts? — I ween
They cannot; for the trickling tear
Says "Far Away" means "Far More Near".