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Show Phaheae Pt Chruiffmas Greting Elfie Daniel Martin Daniel Grace Cruttwell Graham C. Arnold Daniel Dorothy Latham Molly Perks Margaret Olive Alice Rankin Gladys Daniel Dorothy Willert Rachel Bell Ruth Gamlez Elizabeth Bridges ConStance Fellowes Agatha Macan Lucy Skene Sydney Gillian Eddis Frank Madan Gwendolin Lodge Gabriel Woods Dorothy Thursfield Foan Furneaux Christopher Pearce Elfie Picard Ferry Steele Ethel Romanes Beatrice Moore Ida Robinfon Shafto Adair Lucy Davenport Dorothy Fletcher Phillis Parfons Sophia Payne Claude Rotch Penelope Beatrice Cavdew Nigel Stebbing W HO then are thefe, with fmooth round face, With merry eyes undimmed by tears, Long locks unbleached by tedious years, With limbs fo free, fo full of grace? Children are we, on tiptoe fiand, Forerunners of a world to come; Curious we gaze fromout our home, And fport upon an unknown rand. Ab children! riddles not yet read, Ix you is hid our future fate, The Mafiers of our coming State ;— May God pour wifdom om your bead! A fl a © Ey Tt ee my < 35) Z 9 2 Oo <q =) OF GOOD WILL NOBLE NVMBERS oF ROBERT 60 Copies printed.—Thiu « No, PRINTED BY R HERRICK Christmas. GOLD * FRANKINCI > @ p) ee = CBSEBSIEFIUECSCIENSD [5] Grace \ HAT God gives, and what we take, y *Tis a gift for Christ His sake: Be the meal of beans and pease, God be thanked for those, and these ; Have weflesh, or have wefish, All are fragments from His dish. He His Church save, and the King, Andour peace here,like a spring, Makeit ever flourishing. Chriftmas Carol fung to the King in the prefence at Whitehall. 2 If we may ask the reason,say ; The why, and whereforeall things here Seem like the spring-t the year ? 3 Whydoes the chilling winter’s morn CHOR. Smile like a field beset with corn ? ‘ zt s our heavenly King ? eee ; ers Awake the voice, awakethestring i : ! Or smell like to a mead new-shorn, 5 Thus, on the sudden? 4. Comeand see : 1 c. he cause why things thus fragrant be Heart, ear, and eye and every thing . ee ane Tis Awake! the while the active finger : “4 aie Riz division with the singer. Runs Dark and dull night, fly hence away, ; . ales And give the }honour to this day, TY; sy hat sees December turned to May. ; ‘ ci He is born, whose quickening , i Gives life and lustre, 5 ° To heaven and the under-e: ; cuor. a ce We see Him come, and know Himours, Who with His sunshine and His showers LEPethLecheMethoeNetwMeee SEAL ADRe GobetRe GAR. r The Star-fong; A Cosa,toEee King: [ung at Whitehall. I | 'ELL us, thou clear and heavenly tongue, Where is the Babe bnt lately sprung? Lies He the lily-banks among ? | j TWIVIT 2 Or say,if this new birth of ours Sleeps, laid within some arkof flowers, Spangled with dew-light ; thou canst clear All doubts, and manifest the where. 3 Declare to us, bright Star, if we shall seek Himin the morning’s blushing cheek, Or search the beds of spices through, To find Him out ? star be seen, Andthat His treble honours may No,this ye need not do; But only come, and see Himrest A P princely y babe in’s mother’s breast. cHoR. He’s seen, He’s seen! s, we'll give Him cuor, And when night come wassailing, Whythen a round, Let’s kiss the sweet and holy ground ; Andall rejoice, that we have found A King, before conception crowued, 4 Come then, come then, and let us bring Vnto our pretty Twelfth-tide King Each one his several offering. make His mother We'll choose Him King, and Queen. C Mee ARAAAMANAA An Ode of the Birth of our Saviour. Thycradle, kingly stranger, As gospel tells, Y numbers, and but these few, I sing Thybirth, oh ss Thoupretty baby, born her With sup’rabundant scorn a Whofor Thyprincely port here Hadst for Thyplace Ofbirth a base Out-stable for Thy Court here. Instead of neat enclosures Ofinterwovenosiers : Instead of fragrant posies Of daffodils and roses - Was nothing else 1 fel manger. ears But, here, a homely ; 7} le But we with silks, not cruells, With ia precious jewels And lily-work will dress Thee : Andas wedisp: Of clouts, we'll Ps To his Saviour, a child. wewill entertain Thee clories to await here Thyprincely state here, i more from love than pity. From year to year We'll make Thee, here, . free-born of our city. ©, pretty child, and bear this flower Vatothylittle Saviour ; n, And tell Him, by that bud now blow He is the Rose of Sharon known: oO Whenthouhast said so, stick it there Vpon His bib or stomacher : too, And tell Him, for good handsel new, le whist That thou hast brought a reed, Made of a clean straight oaken need: of time To charm His cries at none ; Tell Him, for coral, thou hast one ; But, if thou hadst, He should have but But poor thou art, and known to be 1 those mellifiuous lips of His; Then never take a second on, Tospoil the first impression. (P| eve] 0) || i= Rnnreno Or a DenIZOon On our meat, and on us all, GRAN. AMEN wae 9 fae * = a A eS Se 2 5 |