’Mong the rosy girls and sturdy boys,

Sweet peace descends on wings of light,

And all exclaim, “’Tis Christmas night,

The dear Christ-child is hovering near

Let each one share our Christmas cheer.”

THIRD CHILD.

’Tis the prairies vast where cyclones sweep,

And their sturdy men world-harvests reap,

Where the skies are such an airy blue

An angel’s robe might flutter through;