“Mother,” said Jack as he was going to bed, “I have had a splendid Christmas, but I wish I had had something to give you besides the hours.”
“My darling,” said his mother, “you have given me the best gift of all, yourself!”
“NOW THE DOORS WIDE OPEN THROW,
THAT WE INTO CHURCH MAY GO.”
CHURCH-BELLS
(Adapted from the German of Froebel. Air: “The Bells of Aberdovey”)
Through the window, sunbeams bright